FRUITS

Fruits that contain W

9 fruits containing the letter W — each with origin, classification, and notes.

Below are fruits that contain the letter W anywhere in the name. Each of the 9 fruits below opens to a full profile.

Table of contents 9 entries
Grewia AsiaticaHoneydewKiwanoKiwifruit
PawpawStrawberryWatermelonWhite Currant
White Sapote

List of Fruits That Contain W

    1

    Grewia Asiatica

    Grewia asiatica

    The botanical name for falsa — a small purple South Asian summer berry, also known as Phalsa, used in cooling drinks and Ayurvedic medicine across the subcontinent.

    2

    Honeydew

    Cucumis melo (Inodorus group)

    A pale-green melon with smooth white-yellow rind and pale-green flesh, milder and sweeter than cantaloupe — a summertime hydration fruit.

    3

    Kiwano

    Cucumis metuliferus

    An African horned melon with bright orange spiky skin and electric-green jelly flesh — striking enough to be sold as decoration, with a mild banana-cucumber-lime flavor.

    4

    Kiwifruit

    Actinidia deliciosa

    A small fuzzy brown fruit with vivid green flesh and tiny black seeds, originally a Chinese gooseberry, rebranded by New Zealand growers to global fame.

    5

    Pawpaw

    Asimina triloba

    An unexpected native North American tropical-tasting fruit — soft custardy yellow flesh, banana-mango flavor, and a baffling absence from American grocery stores despite being a beloved Appalachian forest fruit.

    6

    Strawberry

    Fragaria × ananassa

    A small red aggregate fruit with seeds on the outside, a hybrid that emerged in 18th-century France from a chance crossing of North and South American species.

    7

    Watermelon

    Citrullus lanatus

    A large, water-rich melon with a thick striped rind and bright pink-red flesh — a summer staple worldwide and originally an African crop.

    8

    White Currant

    Ribes rubrum (white-fruited variant)

    A pale translucent variety of redcurrant — sweeter, less acidic, eaten fresh more than its red sibling, and once a fixture of Victorian dessert tables for its jewel-like appearance.

    9

    White Sapote

    Casimiroa edulis

    A green-skinned Mexican fruit (Casimiroa edulis) with creamy custard-like flesh and a banana-vanilla-pear flavor — citrus family relative, despite the deceptive sapote name and total lack of citrus character.

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