Fruit and Veg

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
b e
Round red root vegetable
2.
r i
A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
3.
c
Yellow vegetable that grows in ears
4.
c c
A melon vine of the genus ___
5.
c o
6.
t o
Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
7.
c y
Stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
8.
a
Round red or green fruit that grows on trees
9.
s a t
10.
f
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit (plural)
11.
p a n
Shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
12.
k
Climbing vine native to China
13.
p e
Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
14.
m
Large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
15.
l e
16.
g
Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
17.
p s n u
18.
c u
Tall palm tree bearing ___ as fruits
19.
l c
Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
20.
s a
Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
21.
c b
Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
22.
p
Any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
23.
g e
Small juicy fruit that grows in bunches
24.
t n r
A variety of mandarin orange