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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 Euro 

 pean 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, an European plant. 



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



Lemon. — French, Union. 



Mulberry. — German, mulber, indirectly from Latin morus, a mul- 

 berry tree. 

 Nectarine. — Nectar-like. 

 Orange. — Latin, aurum, gold. 



Peach.— Corruption of Persia, whence the fruit was early ob- 

 tained. 



Pear. — Pirum, the Latin name. 



Plum. — Anglo-Saxon, pluma; indirectly from Latin prunum, a 

 plum. 



Quince. — Corruption of Cydonia, the Lation 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 the Arabic. 

 Asparagus. — The Latin name. 

 Bean. — The Anglo-Saxon name. 

 Beet. — Latin, beta, the beet-plant. 



Cabbage. — French, cabus, from the Latin caput, a head. 

 Carrot. — French, carotte, from Latin carota, the carrot. 

 Brussels sprouts. — From Brussels, Belgium. 

 Cauliflower. — Latin, caulis, stem, and flower. 

 Celery. — Latin, selinon, parsley. 



