You will find that avocado is unlike any other fruit you have ever tasted.

The fruit is allowed to mature on the tree, but it is still firm at this point.

The fruit is then cooled to 42-degrees-F., a temperature at which it lapses into a sort of dormant state.

This cooling does not change the avocado in any way, it just delays the natural softening of the fruit until a grovelike temperature ( room temperature ) is restored.

Turn off at any one of the marked picnic areas ( gasoline companies have touring service bureaus that issue booklets on national parks to tell you where you have barbecue facilities ) and -- with soft drinks cooled from morning loading up, hamburger, buns, an array of relishes, and fresh fruit -- your lunch is 75% cheaper than at a restaurant, and 100% more fun.

`` The human ego being what it is '', I put in, `` science fiction has always assumed that the creatures on the planets of a thousand larger solar systems than ours must look like gigantic tube-nosed fruit bats.

The latest and, significantly, greatest fruit of this theatrical vine is The, an adaptation of Basho's classic frog-haiku by Roger Entwhistle, a former University of Maryland chemistry instructor.

White pepper is the ground seed of the common black pepper fruit.

Today, by contrast it is a lively and colorful fruit, vegetable, and flower market.

In Buddhism, karma ( Pāli kamma ) is strictly distinguished from vipāka, meaning " fruit " or " result ".

Vanilla is obtained from the fruit of the orchid Vanilla planifolia.

The fruit is a capsule.

The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed or " nut " ( which is not a true nut ) inside.

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The fruit is a samara drawn out into a long wing with the seed in the middle.

For example, the Hindu deity of Ganesh is represented as having the head of the elephant, thereby symbolizing that the fruit of righteous worships is abundance

The term " wild type " allele is sometimes used to describe an allele that is thought to contribute to the typical phenotypic character as seen in " wild " populations of organisms, such as fruit flies ( Drosophila melanogaster ).

Originally based on the date used to calculate the age of fruit trees for tithing as mandated in Leviticus 19: 23 – 25, the holiday now is most often observed by planting trees, or raising money to plant trees.

The shelter provided by these two mountainous ridges has produced a " micro climate " which provides relatively mild temperatures for the region and, coupled with the fertile glacial sedimentary soils on the valley floor, the region is conducive to growing vegetable and fruit crops.

In between lies Strathmore, a derivation of the Gaelic for the Great Valley, which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of Angus cattle.

*" Self-respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

) often ingest aquatic plant material with the invertebrates on which they feed and a Brazilian tree frog Xenohyla truncata includes a large quantity of fruit in its diet.

They are herbivorous, often feeding on ripe fruit that falls from trees.

The fruit is often the most important diagnostic character for plants in this family.

In April 1823, US Secretary of State John Quincy Adams discussed the rules of political gravitation, in a theory often referred to as the " ripe fruit theory ".

The bread and " fruit of the vine " indicated in Matthew, Mark and Luke as the elements of the Lord's Supper are interpreted by many Baptists as unleavened bread ( although leavened bread is often used ) and, in line with the historical stance of some Baptist groups ( since the mid-19th century ) against partaking of alcoholic beverages, grape juice, which they commonly refer to simply as " the Cup ".

The use of sugar is often combined with alcohol for preservation of luxury products such as fruit in brandy or other spirits.

In contrast, rhubarb is often referred to as a fruit, because it is used to make sweet desserts such as pies, though only the petiole of the rhubarb plant is edible.

Edible gymnosperm seeds are often given fruit names, e. g., pine nuts, ginkgo nuts.

By contrast, larger-scale farming often involves irrigation systems, chemical fertilizers and harvesters or at least ladders, e. g. to reach up into fruit trees.

Breakfast ( Frühstück ) commonly consists of bread, toast, and / or bread rolls with cold cuts, cheese or jam ( Konfitüre or more commonly called Marmelade ), marmalade or honey, eggs, and ( often strong ) coffee or tea ( milk, cocoa or fruit juices for children ).

The fruit companies received very large concessions of land on which to grow bananas, often forcing small holders who had been growing and exporting bananas off their land or out of business.

This involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt ( less common today ), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun ( a rich fruit cake ) intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder.

The tree can be hydrophytic, with the fruit often found floating on water near shore during the ripe season.

" Egg ( sometimes enriched ) matzah " are matzot usually made with fruit juice, often grape or apple juice instead of water, but not necessarily with eggs themselves.

After flowering, the sepals often become thickened and enlarged around the developing fruit.

* Satan is traditionally identified as the serpent who convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit ; thus, Satan has often been depicted as a serpent.

* As mentioned above, a commonly cited explanation is that an item, be it bread or a flat card, etc., would often be placed on top of a drink to protect it from fruit flies ; at some point it became a habit to top this " cover " with a snack.

Music Trees, with note-shaped fruit, grew on the planet's surface, and music would often be an integral feature in the simple but amusing plots.

In Poland and Ukraine, a separate category ( nalyvka in Ukraine and nalewka in Poland ) is used for vodka-based spirits with fruit, root, flower, or herb extracts, which are often home-made or produced by small commercial distilleries.

Various tree s such as maples have samara ( fruit ) | winged seeds that enable them to Seed dispersal | disperse, some Autorotation ( helicopter ) | autorotating as they fall, often catching the autumn wind as they do so.

Sometimes, the word bread refers to a sweetened loaf cake, often containing appealing ingredients like dried fruit, chocolate chips, nuts or spices, such as pumpkin bread, banana bread or gingerbread.

Since honey alone often does not provide enough nourishment for the yeast to carry on its lifecycle, a mead that is devoid of fruit, etc.

The huge increase in available fruit in the forests often causes a boom in rodent populations, leading to increases in disease and famine in nearby human populations.