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The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today’s lunchbox

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Leonard Cohen famously sang about oranges that came from China in his 1967 debut single, Suzanne.

It turns out the Canadian singer was right about the provenance of the sweet orange (distinct from its cousin, the bitter orange), which emerged in China at least 2,500 years ago.



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