桔(粵拼:gat1;學名:Citrus reticulata)係芸香科柑桔屬嘅常綠喬木仔或灌木,喺全球嘅熱帶、亞熱帶、部份温帶地區都搵到。
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Citrus reticulata Blanco, 1837 |
植株高2m。細枝好軟熟,冇毛,通常有刺。葉深綠,長圓角披針形,長4~8cm。花單生或簇生,黃白,一般生喺葉杈;每年3~5月開花。果屬漿果,扁波形,直徑5~7cm,表皮同肉都係橙色,果皮薄兼易剝;每年6~9月結果,10~12月成熟。
佢嘅果成日攞嚟做生果,表皮同果肉可以攞嚟做藥。尤其係佢嘅表皮,多數成日加工成陳皮。
「桔」喺粵語裡邊同「吉利」嘅「吉」同音,因此喺粵港澳地區成為咗大受歡迎嘅賀年食品,啲人過年嗰陣成日都會食桔,用桔嚟象徵「如意吉祥、大吉大利、吉星高照」等嘅好意頭。
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