Fruits That Start With Z [Complete List]

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When it comes to fruit names that begins with Z, we probably would have think of Zucchini squash since this is a popular squash in the summer. But is there other fruits with names beginning with the Z alphabet? We were curious and start looking for such fruit names. In this post, we have compiled a list of fruits that start with Z.

7 Fruits That Start With Z at a glance

There are really not many fruit names beginning with Z. But we did found a number of the fruits alternative names with Z. There are only 7 of such names. These are the fruits that begin with Z.

  1. Zig-zag vine fruit (also known as Melodorum leichhardtii)
  2. Zigadenus glaberrimus (also known as Sandbog death camas)
  3. Ziziphus mauritiana (also known as Chinese date)
  4. Ziziphus mucronata (also known as Buffalo-thorn)
  5. Zucchini
  6. Ziziphus jujuba (also known as Jujube)
  7. Zwetschge (also known as Prunus domestica subsp. domestica)

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Zig-zag vine fruit

Zig-zag vine fruit has a scientific name of Melodorum leichhardtii or Uvaria leichhardtii. This fruit comes from a type of vine in the Annonaceae family. This vine can be found in New Guinea, parts of Malesia, New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Zig-zag vine fruit is orange in color. This fruit tastes like juicy orange-sherbet. It is often used in culinary sauces.

Zigadenus glaberrimus

Zigadenus glaberrimus is commonly known as Sandbog death camas. This fruit is inedible as it contains alkaloids like zygacine. Zigadenus glaberrimus belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Sandbog death camas can be found in Southeast USA. It blooms between mid-July and early September.

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Ziziphus mauritiana

Ziziphus mauritiana is commonly known as Chinese date. Its other names include Chinese apple, Indian plum, Indian jujube and dunks. This fruit grows from a tropical tree species in the Rhamnaceae family.

Ziziphus mucronata fruit

Ziziphus mucronata fruit comes from Ziziphus mucronata which is commonly known as Buffalo-thorn. This is a tree species in the Rhamnaceae family which is found in southern Africa. This tree shed leave annually and can grow to a tall height of 17 metres. This tree is able to grow in a multitude of soil conditions and habitats, although it is commonly found in open woodlands occurring by the side of the rivers. It is also often found growing on top of termite mounds.

Zucchini

The zucchini is also known as courgette or baby marrow or Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini is a type of summer squash which refers to squashes harvested when they have still not matured. This is a time when their rind are tender and edible. Zucchini comes from a vining herbaceous plant. When the fruit is mature, it is called marrow instead.

Ziziphus jujuba

Ziziphus jujuba is commonly known as Jujube. Other names include Chinese jujube, Chinese date and red date. This species belong to the Ziziphus genus which is part of the Rhamnaceae or buckthorn family

Zwetschge

Zwetschge is the german name for prune plum which it is commonly called. Its other english names are damask plum, blue plum, German prune and sugar plum. It has a scientific name of Prunus domestica subsp. domestica. This comes from the prune plum tree which is a plum Prunus domestica subspecies. The fruit is popular in Central Europe and there are over 100 varieties being grown such as Cacaks, Elenaand and Ortenauer. The tree can grow up to 10 metres and it blooms in April and May.

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The fruit belongs to the freestone drupe. The fruit ripens in Aug and Sep and is a popular table fruit and is used to make prunes. The shape of prune plums does not change when they are baked. Hence it is often used to make tarts. Quetschentaart and zwetschgenkuchen are  tarts made with this fruit as ingredient.

Conclusion

That’s all to this post. It has been really fun finding for these names. Hopefully, this list is useful to you too. Feel free to share this list if you find it useful.