May - Seasonal Produce
Across
- 3. Fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi; a common sought-after variety in the spring is the Morel
- 6. Round, sweet, and juicy stone fruits with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin, and a large seed inside; commonly found dried as well
- 7. Fleshy, edible stalks grown from perennial rhizomes; the large, triangular leaves contain high levels of oxalic acid, making them inedible
- 9. A green variety of summer squash; also known as a courgette
- 11. Edible stone fruits produced by a tropical tree; they are the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines
Down
- 1. Plants related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature
- 2. Sweet, usually red, edible fruits of certain plants of the genus Fragaria
- 4. Small, round stone fruits (drupes) of a well-known type of tree; fruit varieties include Rainier, Bing, and Black
- 5. Edible fruit of perennial woody shrubs in the rose family
- 8. A perennial flowering plant species whose young shoots are used as a spring vegetable
- 10. Small spherical seeds from annual legume plants; varieties include garden, sugar, and field