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- 1. a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, e.g., a plum, cherry, almond, or olive.
- 4. is a dessert of fruit cooked in syrup
- 6. is a green pigment
- 8. a Japanese dish of fish, shellfish, or vegetables, fried in batter.
- 11. a major plant hormone that influences diverse processes in plant growth, development and stress responses throughout the plant life cycle.
- 13. an orange or red plant pigment found in carrots and many other plant structures.
- 14. is a French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables
- 15. a poisonous compound which is present in green potatoes and in related plants. It is a steroid glycoside of the saponin group.
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- 2. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- 3. is an oxidation reaction that takes place in some foods, mostly fruit and vegetables, causing the food to turn brown.
- 5. a hexose sugar found especially in honey and fruit.
- 7. a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
- 9. responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
- 10. a colorless crystalline compound which is the basis of a number of white or yellow plant pigments.
- 12. a class of vegetables that includes beans, peas and lentils