Hesperidium
/ˌhɛspəˈrɪdiəm/noun
A berry-like citrus fruit with a thick rind and segmented interior.
Did you know?Hesperidium is a botanical term built from Hesperides, the mythic nymphs of the far western evening-land, so even citrus got a name soaked in twilight legend.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes)
“The Hesperides, mythic nymphs associated with the western edge of the world”
Latin
Latin
hesperīdium
“A fruit of the Hesperides; later used in learned botanical Latin”
17th–18th Century
New Latin
hesperidium
“A botanical term for a citrus fruit”
Modern English
English
hesperidium
“A berry-like citrus fruit with a leathery rind and segmented pulp”