What are the etymologies of each berry?

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e.g from what I know, the Pomeg Berry comes from the fruitpomegranate

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Unsurprisingly, they’re (almost) all puns on fruits and vegetables:

Cheri - CherryChesto - ChestnutPecha - PeachRawst - StrawberryAspear - Asian pearLeppa - AppleOran - OrangePersim - PersimmonLum - PlumSitrus - CitrusFigy - FigWiki - KiwiMago - MangoAguav - GuavaIapapa - PapayaRazz - RaspberryBluck - BlackberryNanab - BananaWepear - Western pearPinap - PineapplePomeg - PomegranateKelpsy - KelpQualot - LoquatHondew - HoneydewGrepa - GrapeTamato - TomatoCornn - CornMagost - MangosteenRabuta - Bulbapedia says rambutan, but it may also come from rutabagaNomel - LemonSpelon - Spiked melonPamtre - Palm treeWatmel - WatermelonDurin - DurianBelue - BlueberryOcca - Cacao / cocoaPassho - Passiflora / passion fruitWacan - Wax candle, referencing the Japanese name, where it’s named after a “candle tree"Rindo - TamarindYache - CherimoyaChople - the Thai fruitchmphū̀and wax appleKebia - AkebiaShuca - CashewCoba - BabacoPayapa - PapayaTanga - PitangaCharti - Chinese artichokeKasib - the Japanese fruitbusshukan, known colloquially as “Buddha’s Hand"Haban -teriha-banjirō, Japanese for strawberry guavaColbur - CockleburBabiri - BiribaRoseli - RoselleChilan - “Chinese lantern” is a nickname for the fruitPhysalis alkekengiLiechi - LycheeGanlon - LonganSalac - SalakPetaya - PitayaApicot - ApricotLansat - LangsatStarf - StarfruitEnigma - EnigmaMicle - Miracle fruitCustap - Custard appleJaboca - JabuticabaRowap - Rose apple and water appleKee - AckeeMaranga - MarangNutpea - Peanut

Source: Each berry’s Bulbapedia page has etymology at the end