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Is there a familial term for apples and pears?
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The term Citrus Fruit covers oranges, lemons, and grapefruits; all of which are very similar in skin & flesh.
Is there a similar term to cover apples and pears (outside of Cockney rhyming slang)?
I realise that Citrus comes from biological classification (i.e. it's the common genus of these fruits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus).
Whilst apples and pears it seems are less closely related / you have to go back to the Rosaceae family (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae) for their mutual branch, which also includes anything that blossoms (roses, cherries, almonds, and more).
terminology food biology classification
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The term Citrus Fruit covers oranges, lemons, and grapefruits; all of which are very similar in skin & flesh.
Is there a similar term to cover apples and pears (outside of Cockney rhyming slang)?
I realise that Citrus comes from biological classification (i.e. it's the common genus of these fruits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus).
Whilst apples and pears it seems are less closely related / you have to go back to the Rosaceae family (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae) for their mutual branch, which also includes anything that blossoms (roses, cherries, almonds, and more).
terminology food biology classification
asked 14 hours ago
JohnLBevanJohnLBevan
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1
Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The term Citrus Fruit covers oranges, lemons, and grapefruits; all of which are very similar in skin & flesh.
Is there a similar term to cover apples and pears (outside of Cockney rhyming slang)?
I realise that Citrus comes from biological classification (i.e. it's the common genus of these fruits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus).
Whilst apples and pears it seems are less closely related / you have to go back to the Rosaceae family (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae) for their mutual branch, which also includes anything that blossoms (roses, cherries, almonds, and more).
terminology food biology classification
asked 14 hours ago
JohnLBevanJohnLBevan
434415
The term Citrus Fruit covers oranges, lemons, and grapefruits; all of which are very similar in skin & flesh.
Is there a similar term to cover apples and pears (outside of Cockney rhyming slang)?
I realise that Citrus comes from biological classification (i.e. it's the common genus of these fruits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus).
Whilst apples and pears it seems are less closely related / you have to go back to the Rosaceae family (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae) for their mutual branch, which also includes anything that blossoms (roses, cherries, almonds, and more).
terminology food biology classification
terminology food biology classification
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JohnLBevanJohnLBevan
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asked 14 hours ago
JohnLBevanJohnLBevan
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JohnLBevanJohnLBevan
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Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago
1
1
Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago
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Yes, they are pomes
a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
Pome:Google dictionary.
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
10.6k22348
Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
add a comment |
The corresponding expression to citrus fruit is pomaceous fruit(s):
Thus, the apple, crab, pear, quince, medlar, and possibly others are designated as “pomaceous" fruits, each having certain specific (as contrasted with general) natural characters in common. — US Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Yearbook, 1926.
I could not use a Google Book NGram to check for frequency because of the massive false hits for pome, but I think I’ve seen the adjective + fruit more often than the noun pome, in contrast to drupe, which appears to be more frequent than the adjective drupaceous.
answered 8 hours ago
KarlGKarlG
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As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
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Yes, they are pomes
a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
Pome:Google dictionary.
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
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Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, they are pomes
a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
Pome:Google dictionary.
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
10.6k22348
Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, they are pomes
a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
Pome:Google dictionary.
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
10.6k22348
Yes, they are pomes
a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
Pome:Google dictionary.
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
10.6k22348
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
10.6k22348
answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
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answered 12 hours ago
Phil SweetPhil Sweet
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Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
Ah nice, like the French Pommes. Thank you
– JohnLBevan
12 hours ago
add a comment |
The corresponding expression to citrus fruit is pomaceous fruit(s):
Thus, the apple, crab, pear, quince, medlar, and possibly others are designated as “pomaceous" fruits, each having certain specific (as contrasted with general) natural characters in common. — US Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Yearbook, 1926.
I could not use a Google Book NGram to check for frequency because of the massive false hits for pome, but I think I’ve seen the adjective + fruit more often than the noun pome, in contrast to drupe, which appears to be more frequent than the adjective drupaceous.
answered 8 hours ago
KarlGKarlG
23k63262
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As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
add a comment |
The corresponding expression to citrus fruit is pomaceous fruit(s):
Thus, the apple, crab, pear, quince, medlar, and possibly others are designated as “pomaceous" fruits, each having certain specific (as contrasted with general) natural characters in common. — US Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Yearbook, 1926.
I could not use a Google Book NGram to check for frequency because of the massive false hits for pome, but I think I’ve seen the adjective + fruit more often than the noun pome, in contrast to drupe, which appears to be more frequent than the adjective drupaceous.
answered 8 hours ago
KarlGKarlG
23k63262
3
As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
add a comment |
The corresponding expression to citrus fruit is pomaceous fruit(s):
Thus, the apple, crab, pear, quince, medlar, and possibly others are designated as “pomaceous" fruits, each having certain specific (as contrasted with general) natural characters in common. — US Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Yearbook, 1926.
I could not use a Google Book NGram to check for frequency because of the massive false hits for pome, but I think I’ve seen the adjective + fruit more often than the noun pome, in contrast to drupe, which appears to be more frequent than the adjective drupaceous.
answered 8 hours ago
KarlGKarlG
23k63262
The corresponding expression to citrus fruit is pomaceous fruit(s):
Thus, the apple, crab, pear, quince, medlar, and possibly others are designated as “pomaceous" fruits, each having certain specific (as contrasted with general) natural characters in common. — US Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Yearbook, 1926.
I could not use a Google Book NGram to check for frequency because of the massive false hits for pome, but I think I’ve seen the adjective + fruit more often than the noun pome, in contrast to drupe, which appears to be more frequent than the adjective drupaceous.
answered 8 hours ago
KarlGKarlG
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As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
add a comment |
3
As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
3
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As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
As a very poor substitute for Google NGrams, my experience as a British native speaker is that I've never heard the word pome or pomaceous "in the wild". They appear to be technical terms in botany and I wouldn't be at all surprised if even greengrocers didn't know them.
– David Richerby
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Not to my knowledge, no, which is actually quite interesting since apples and pears are notionally very closely related in my mind. Despite being different species/genera/classes, I do think of them as being particularly closely associated with one another (more so than berries, which also comprise many different species and are more diverse than apples and pears), but I have no common word for them.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
13 hours ago
I wondered about "orchard fruit" though that includes peaches and cherries.
– JohnLBevan
13 hours ago