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Botanical Enigma: Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Giant white radish used in East Asian cuisine, a member of Brassicaceae
  • 2. Fruity drupe with floral notes, historically cultivated in East Asia
  • 3. Smooth-skinned peach variety showcasing double recessive traits
  • 7. Tree tomato with tangy flesh, popular in Andean culinary traditions
  • 8. Crunchy tuber native to Mexico, often called Mexican turnip
  • 11. Exotic tropical fruit covered in soft spines, related to lychee
  • 13. Tart stalk often mistaken for a fruit but botanically a vegetable
  • 14. Leafy vegetable known for bitterness, often used in sophisticated salads
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  • 4. Ruby-seeded fruit symbolizing fertility in ancient mythologies
  • 5. Dwarf citrus fruit eaten whole, peel and all, for its sweet-sour zest
  • 6. Edible flower bud rich in cynarin, prized in Mediterranean cuisine
  • 9. Berries prized in traditional Chinese medicine for antioxidant properties
  • 10. Green, wrinkled squash named after Nahuatl term, often cooked as vegetable
  • 12. Herb whose leaves add citrusy notes, often confused with coriander seeds
  • 15. Bulbous vegetable with aniseed flavor, essential in Mediterranean cooking
  • 16. Root vegetable nicknamed 'oyster plant' for its seafood-like flavor
  • 17. Fruity subtropical berry with guava-like aroma, native to South America

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