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- 3. a swamp grass that is widely cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia.
- 5. a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
- 6. fruits that include citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit.
- 8. a sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees.
- 9. an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing on certain leguminous plants.
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- 1. a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh.
- 2. the large oval brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard woody husk surrounded by fibre, lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid.
- 4. a hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds of a tropical shrub.
- 5. aromatic or pungent vegetable substances used to flavour food.
- 7. a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.