Median apple

Japanese: Median apple(英語表記)Medianapple
Median apple

…Citrons were native to Media (present-day northwestern Iran) and spread to Babylonia by 4000 B.C. However, the Median apple, also known as citron, was not known in Europe until around 300 B.C., due in large part to Arab trade routes and Alexander's eastern expedition. Citrons spread to parts of Italy, where they were being cultivated by the 3rd century. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Median apple" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…シトロンはメディア(現,イラン北西部)で原生種となり,前4000年にはバビロニアに伝播していた。しかし,ヨーロッパにシトロンといわれるメディアンアップルMedian appleが知られたのは前300年ころで,アラブの貿易ルートとアレクサンドロスの東征が大きく関係した。シトロンはイタリアの一部に普及し,3世紀には栽培されていた。…

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