The 100 Most Famous Fruits in the World

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  1. AppleAn apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree. Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple, the most widely grown in the…
  2. BananaA banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous…
  3. Orange
  4. GrapeA grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.
  5. StrawberryThe garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit.
  6. BlueberryBlueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries.
  7. RaspberryThe raspberry is the edible fruit of several plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the…
  8. BlackberryThe blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these…
  9. MangoA mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica.
  10. PineappleThe pineapple is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
  11. WatermelonThe watermelon is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit.
  12. CantaloupeThe cantaloupe is a type of true melon with sweet, aromatic, and usually orange flesh.
  13. Honeydew
  14. PapayaThe papaya is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae.
  15. Kiwi
  16. PeachThe peach is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics.
  17. PearPears are a genus of trees, Pyrus, in the family Rosaceae, that bear an edible apple-like fruit of the same name.
  18. PlumA plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus. Dried plums are usually called prunes.
  19. CherryA cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe.
  20. ApricotAn apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus.
  21. NectarineThe peach is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics.
  22. PomegranateThe pomegranate is a fruit-bearing, deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows to between 1.5–5…
  23. FigThe fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the…
  24. Date
  25. CoconutThe coconut is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos.
  26. LemonThe lemon is a species of small evergreen tree in the Citrus genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae.
  27. Lime
  28. GrapefruitThe grapefruit is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit.
  29. TangerineThe tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange, or…
  30. ClementineA clementine is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange, named in honor of…
  31. Mandarin
  32. Blood Orange
  33. Passion FruitPassiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil, through…
  34. Dragon FruitDragon fruit, also called pitahaya or pitaya, is the fruit of several species in the cactus genus Selenicereus, particularly…
  35. GuavaGuava, also known as the 'guava-pear' in various regions, is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions.
  36. LycheeLychees are the fruit of the tree Litchi chinensis, the sole member of the genus Litchi, part of the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.
  37. RambutanRambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree.
  38. MangosteenMangosteen, also called mangostan or purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to the Malay…
  39. DurianThe durian is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio.
  40. JackfruitThe jackfruit, jakfruit or nangka is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae).
  41. StarfruitCarambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia.
  42. PersimmonThe persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros.
  43. QuinceThe quince is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe of the Rosaceae family.
  44. LoquatThe loquat is a large evergreen shrub or tree grown commercially for its orange coloured fruits.
  45. KumquatKumquats, sometimes spelled cumquat, are a group of small, angiosperm, fruit-bearing trees in the family Rutaceae.
  46. GooseberryGooseberry is a common name for many species of Ribes, as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance, and also…
  47. Currant
  48. CranberryCranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
  49. ElderberrySambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Viburnaceae.
  50. BoysenberryThe boysenberry is a cross between the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry, and loganberry.
  51. LoganberryThe loganberry is a hybrid of the North American blackberry and the European raspberry, accidentally bred in 1881 by James…
  52. MulberryMorus, a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, consists of 19 species of deciduous trees commonly known as…
  53. AcaiThe açaí palm, Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit, hearts of palm, leaves, and trunk wood.
  54. Plantain
  55. AvocadoThe avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).
  56. MelonA melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit.
  57. TangeloThe tangelo, Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine,…
  58. PomeloThe pomelo, also known as a shaddock, is the largest citrus fruit.
  59. Ugli FruitThe Jamaican tangelo, also known by proprietary names ugli fruit and uniq fruit, is a citrus fruit that arose on the island of…
  60. YuzuYuzu is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of Chinese origin.
  61. CalamansiCalamansi, also known as calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon, is a citrus hybrid cultivated predominantly in the Philippines.
  62. LonganLongan, also called lungan or dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit.
  63. SapodillaManilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla, sapote, chicozapote, chico, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple,…
  64. SoursopSoursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree.
  65. CherimoyaThe cherimoya, is a species of fruit-bearing plant in the genus Annona, within the family Annonaceae, which also includes the…
  66. Sugar AppleAnnona squamosa is a small, well-branched tree or shrub from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar apples,…
  67. BreadfruitBreadfruit is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae).
  68. FeijoaFeijoa sellowiana, also known as Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.
  69. JujubeJujube, sometimes jujuba, scientific name Ziziphus jujuba, and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a…
  70. MedlarMespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae.
  71. Pawpaw
  72. Prickly Pear
  73. TamarindTamarind is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa and naturalized in Asia.
  74. BilberryBilberry, also known as European blueberry, is a Eurasian low-growing shrub in the genus Vaccinium of the flowering plant family Ericaceae.
  75. HuckleberryHuckleberry is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium…
  76. CloudberryRubus chamaemorus is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.
  77. LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae.
  78. MarionberryThe marionberry is a cultivar of blackberry released in 1956 by the USDA Agricultural Research Service breeding program in…
  79. Tayberry
  80. Salmonberry
  81. Red Currant
  82. Black Currant
  83. White Currant
  84. Goji Berry
  85. Physalis
  86. Goldenberry
  87. JabuticabaA jaboticaba or jabuticaba is a round, edible fruit produced by a jaboticaba tree, also known as Brazilian grapetree.
  88. Miracle Fruit
  89. Noni
  90. Pitaya
  91. Rambai
  92. Santol
  93. Sapote
  94. White Sapote
  95. Black Sapote
  96. Mamey Sapote
  97. Canistel
  98. Abiu
  99. Bacuri
  100. Cupuacu

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