Literary Word of the Day is ALBEDO (al-BEE-doh) a noun meaning the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit. "The taste of citrus fruits is created by a handful of substances, including citric acid (so named because it is typical of the family), sugars, and certain bitter phenolic compounds, which are usually concentrated in the ALBEDO and peel." -- Harold McGee, "On Food and Cooking" ALBEDO entered English in the 1850s. It comes from the Latin word albēdō meaning "whiteness."
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