Riddle

Gold in a leather bag, swinging on a tree, money after honey in its time. Ills of a scurvy crew cured by the sea, reason in its season but no rhyme.

Choose an answer

A.A lemon
B.A grapefruit
C.A tangerine
D.An orange
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 8 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

An orange

Why this is the answer

An orange hangs on a tree in its golden peel, was once traded for good money, and its vitamin C famously cured sailors of scurvy -- and notoriously, "orange" is one of the few English words with no true rhyme.

This riddle is filed under Food Riddles and rated Hard.

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