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moúsmoulo
μούσμουλο
Loquats, introduced from Japan, that ripen in the spring.
The same word can refer to medlars which ripen in the winter and were eaten by the ancient Greeks, after they’ve been laid out on straw for 15 days and fermented—otherwise they are too hard and poisonous.
Text © Dana Facaros
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