also: みかんじょうか
hesperidium
Botanical term for a berry with a leathery rind and segmented flesh, typical of citrus fruits like oranges and lemons.
Fruits like mandarins and lemons are classified as hesperidia.
Refers to citrus fruits in general, while ミカン状果 is the specific botanical term for the fruit type.
Standard katakana-kanji spelling for the botanical term.
Kanji spelling using 蜜柑 for ミカン; less common in modern botanical texts.
Compound of ミカン (mandarin orange) + 状 (form/shape) + 果 (fruit), literally 'mandarin-shaped fruit'. The term is a direct calque of the botanical term 'hesperidium'.