Fruits and Nuts: English Vocabulary List

a large fruit with a hard shell and edible white flesh inside containing a milky liquid

"Fruit with white flesh."

"She used coconut in the cake and the frosting tasted much richer."

a soft, sweet fruit with a thin skin and many small seeds, often eaten fresh or dried

"The fig is sweet."

"She ate a fig after lunch and enjoyed its soft texture."

a peach-like fruit with smooth yellow and red skin

"The nectarine is sweet."

"She packed a nectarine in her bag as a healthy snack."

a small and round fruit with mainly red skin and a pit

"The cherry is red."

"He put cherries on the cake to make it look more festive."

a juicy small fruit with no pit, which grows on a bush

"The berry is small."

"Berries are often sweet and are used in many desserts."

a very small red berry with a sour taste

"The cranberry is tart."

"Cranberries are often too sour to eat raw so most people consume them dried juiced or cooked into sauces and baked goods with added sugar."

a tiny soft fruit with a sweet taste and black color that grows on a thorny bush

"The blackberry is ripe."

"She picked fresh blackberries from the thorny bushes along the trail getting scratched on her arms but enjoying the sweet reward at home."

a round fruit of the melon family that has a sweet and juicy orange flesh and a netted rind which is typically beige or tan in color

"The cantaloupe is sweet."

"We served cantaloupe with breakfast because it was cool and refreshing."

a variety of fruits with yellow, green, or orange skin or juicy flesh that contains many seeds in its center

"The melon is juicy."

"He bought a melon from the market for a family picnic."

an oval tropical fruit with an orange-yellow flesh containing black seeds

"The papaya is soft."

"She added papaya to the smoothie for a tropical flavor."

a round fruit with a thick red skin, containing many red edible seeds that are of sour or sweet taste

"The pomegranate is red."

"He opened the pomegranate carefully to avoid spilling the juice."

any fruit with a sour taste, such as oranges, limes, and tangerines

"Lemons and oranges are citrus fruits."

"Citrus fruits like oranges lemons and grapefruits are rich in vitamin C and antioxidants."

the sweet edible nut that grows on the macadamia tree

"The macadamia nut is rich."

"She used macadamia nuts in the cookies to make them extra crunchy and flavorful."

an edible green nut with a hard shell that is sometimes half-open

"The pistachio is green."

"Pistachios are one of the oldest flowering nut trees with archaeological evidence showing that humans have been eating them for nearly nine thousand years."

a small nut that is curved and is high in protein

"I ate a cashew."

"She added cashews to the stir-fry for extra flavor and texture."

a large thick-skinned and round fruit with orange-yellow flesh and edible seeds

"The pumpkin is round."

"We carved a pumpkin for Halloween and placed it near the door."

a very small, typically green fruit with a hard seed and a bitter taste, eaten or used to extract oil from

"The olive is salty."

"Green olives and black olives come from the same tree but are harvested at different stages of ripeness resulting in distinct flavors and textures."

a small brown fruit with a sweet taste and a hard seed

"This is a date."

"The sweet, chewy date was a perfect natural sweetener for the energy bar."

a small yellow or orange fruit with juicy flesh and a large pit

"The apricot is soft."

"We bought apricots from the market because they looked very fresh."

a small round fruit with juicy flesh and purple or yellow skin and a pit

"The plum is juicy."

"He picked a plum from the tree and ate it right away."

a round green fruit with a sour taste

"The lime is sour."

"He squeezed lime into the drink for a fresh taste."

a small orange fruit with loose skin and juicy flesh

"The tangerine is sweet."

"She peeled a tangerine and shared it with the children."

an orange-like fruit that is the product of crossing a grapefruit tree with a tangerine tree

"The tangelo is a citrus fruit hybrid."

"The tangelo is a citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a tangerine and a grapefruit."

a small orange-like fruit with easily removable skin

"The mandarin is easy to peel."

"She ate a mandarin after dinner as a light dessert."

a round, reddish-brown nut that grows on a chestnut tree, often can be eaten

"The chestnut is hard."

"We roasted chestnuts in the winter and shared them while walking home."