Fruit
Across
- 2. Small fruit used in wine and raisins; grows in clusters on vines.
- 5. Stone fruit that becomes a prune when dried; contains sorbitol.
- 8. Drupe with a pit; blossoms are a cultural symbol in Japan.
- 9. Green-fleshed fruit with fuzzy brown skin; originally called Chinese gooseberry.
- 12. Large citrus known for bitter-sweet taste and drug interactions.
- 13. Curved fruit classified botanically as a berry; lacks seeds due to triploidy.
- 15. Citrus fruit and color; hybrid of pomelo and mandarin.
- 16. Aggregate fruit made of drupelets; fragile and quick to spoil.
- 19. Berry rich in antioxidants; turns red in basic solutions due to anthocyanins.
- 20. Botanically a fruit; legally ruled a vegetable in a U.S. tariff case.
Down
- 1. Fuzzy-skinned stone fruit; native to China and symbol of longevity.
- 3. Creamy-textured drupe; rich in healthy fats and used in guacamole.
- 4. Not a true berry; seeds are on the outside of the fleshy receptacle.
- 6. Tropical drupe with fibrous flesh; national fruit of India.
- 7. Tropical fruit made of fused berries; contains bromelain enzyme.
- 10. Large fruit with high water content; classified as a pepo.
- 11. Green citrus fruit; juice fluoresces under UV light.
- 14. Popular pomaceous fruit; often linked to Isaac Newton and the fall of man.
- 17. Highly acidic citrus; often used in cleaning and battery experiments.
- 18. Fruit with gritty texture from stone cells; ripens from the inside out.