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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HESPERIDIUM

Hes `pe *rid "i *um, n. Etym: [NL. So called in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. See Hesperides. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hesperidium

hes per id i um |ˌhespəˈridēəm ˌhɛspəˈrɪdiəm | ▶noun ( pl. hesperidia |-ˌhespəˈridēə | ) Botany a fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g., an orange or grapefruit. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: based on Hesperideae, former name of an order of plants containing citrus fruits, named after the golden apples of the Hesperides (see Hesperides ) + -ium .

Oxford Dictionary

hesperidium

hesperidium |ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. hesperidia |-dɪə | ) Botany a fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g. an orange or grapefruit. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: based on Hesperideae, former name of an order of plants containing citrus fruits, named after the golden apples of the Hesperides (see Hesperides ) + -ium .