Plants

The interior of the fruit contains an egg-shaped seed measuring about 2 x 1.5 cm.

It is crucial to wash the body as soon as possible.

Ginkgo was first treated as a fruit tree because of its edible seeds, and later as an ornamental tree.

Earliest documented use of saguaro dates back to 1540 when Pedro de Castañeda noticed O'odham tribesmen collecting cactus fruits.

Pomegranate proper (Punica granatum), also known as pomegranate proper, is a plant belonging to the yarrow family (Lythraceae).

It can survive long periods of drought (xerophyte). It is an adaptation to Mediterranean conditions (250 to 500 mm of annual rainfall). However, it needs 500 to 550 mm of annual rainfall to bear fruit. 

Thanks to glucosinolates, Brussels sprouts protect the human digestive tract and ensure proper digestion.

Its name comes from the Spanish word aguacate.

Researchers at East China Normal University in Shanghai have found that a substance - D-chiro-inositol - found in fig-leaf gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia) pulp extract can replace insulin.

Immature corn shoots accumulate the potent antibiotic substance DIMBOA.