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hesperid-
Gr. ἑσπεριδ- stem of Ἑσπερίδ-ες Hesperides, forming technical terms of Botany and Chemistry, in the sense ‘of or derived from the orange and its congeners’: see Hesperides 2. a. Bot. heˈsperidate, hespeˈrideous adjs., of the structure of the orange; of the orange kind. ‖ hespeˈridium, a fruit of the structure of the orange, a many-celled superior indehiscent fruit, pulpy within and covered by a separable rind. b. Chem. heˈsperidene, heˈsperidin, heˈsperidine, chemical products obtained from the hesperideous fruits. See also hesper-.
a.
1876Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 696 Fruit *hesperidate, with a hard rind.
1886Syd. Soc. Lex., *Hesperideous, of, or belonging to, or having, an arrangement of parts, as in the orange.
1866Treas. Bot. 586/1 *Hesperidium. 1875Bennett & Dyer tr. Sachs' Bot. 539 Closely resembling the berry is the fruit of the various species of Citrus, sometimes called Hesperidium, the pericarp of which consists of a leathery outer layer and a pithy inner layer. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. vii. §2. 299 The Hesperidium (orange, lemon, and lime)..is a mere variety of the berry.
b.
1875Watts Dict. Chem. VII. 644 *Hesperidene, the terpene of essential oil of orange-peel. 1886Syd. Soc. Lex., Hesperidene, C10H16..the oil of Seville orange.
1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 764 Of *Hesperidin. This substance was discovered by M. Lebreton, in 1828, in the unripe fruits of different species of orange and lemon trees.
1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 438/1 In the white portion of the peel [of lemon]..a bitter principle called *hesperidine has been found. |