Relating to or resembling the Hesperides, or characteristic of citrus fruits and their structure.
From Latin Hesperideus, from Greek Hesperides. Originally referred to things from the mythical gardens of the Hesperides; later applied botanically to citrus fruits.
This adjective bridges mythology and botany—citrus fruits were named after mythological gardens because Europeans thought oranges and lemons came from that legendary place of golden fruits!
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