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Damson
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
A small, intensely tart purple-blue plum almost too astringent to eat fresh — the British countryside fruit of choice for jam, gin, and preserves.
If you've been searching for fruits that start with D, you'll find 4 detailed fruits below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Damson | Date | Dragon Fruit | Durian |
List of Fruits That Start With D
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Date
Phoenix dactylifera
The sweet sticky fruit of the date palm, dried and energy-dense, a staple of Middle Eastern and North African cuisine for thousands of years.
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Dragon Fruit
Hylocereus undatus, H. costaricensis, H. megalanthus
The visually striking fruit of a Central American climbing cactus — bright pink-red shell with green spiky scales, opening to white or magenta flesh dotted with tiny black seeds.
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Durian
Durio zibethinus
A spiky-shelled Southeast Asian fruit with intensely pungent custard-textured flesh — banned from many hotels and public transit in Asia for its smell, but called the "King of Fruits" where it's eaten.
About fruits starting with D
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