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3. Derivation of the Names of Various Fruits and 

 Vegetables. 



a. Fruits. 



Apple. Anglo-Saxon, ceppeL 

 Apricot. Indirectly from Latin prcecox, early. 

 Blackberry. From the color of the fruit 

 Cherry. Anglo-Saxon, cirse. 

 Cranberry. Crane-berry, from the slender pedicel of the 



European species. 

 Currant. Corruption of Corinth, Greece, whence came 



the "dried currants'" (grapes), which were once called 



Corinths. 

 Gooseberry. Gorse-berry, because the fruit is often rough 



like the gorse, a European plant. 



Grape. French, grappe ; allied to the word grapple. 

 Lemon. French, limon. 

 Mulberry. German, mulber, indirectly from Latin mor- 



o, a mulberry tree. 

 Nectarine. Nectar-like. 

 Orange. Latin, aurum, gold. 

 Peach. Corruption of Persia, whence the fruit was early 



obtained. 



Pear. Pirum, the Latin name. 

 Plum. Anglo-Saxon, pluma ; indirectly from Latin prun- 



um, a plum. 

 Quince. Corruption of Cydonia, the Latin name, from 



Cydon. 

 Raspberry. From rasp, referring to the character of the 



plant. 

 Strawberry. In early times the berries were strung on. 



straws when sold. 



b. Vegetables. * 



Artichoke. Italian, articiocco ; indirectly from Arabic. 

 Asparagus. The Latin name. 



