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The name "durian" literally means "the thorns" in Indonesian. It is also known as the 'King of Fruits'. Indonesia has two fruiting seasons because durian is grown in various localities. The main harvest is from October to February, but another region produces the crop around June to September. Iran: Pomegranate: Punica granatum [citation needed ...
The fruit is a double samara with two winged seeds. the seeds are disc-shaped, strongly flattened, 10–15 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) across and 3 mm (1 ⁄ 8 in) thick. The wings are 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –2 in) long, widely spread, approaching a 180° angle. It typically produces a large quantity of viable seeds.
Biography. Avvaiyar is considered to be contemporary to poets Paranar, [5] Kabilar and Thiruvalluvar. [6] She is attributed as the author of 7 verses in Naṟṟiṇai, 15 in Kuṟuntokai, 4 in Akanaṉūṟu and 33 in Puṟanāṉūṟu. [5] Legend states that she was a court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She travelled from one part ...
Durian. The durian (/ ˈdʊəriən /, / ˈdjʊəriən /) [1] is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [2][3] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market.
The Alphonso mango is a seasonal fruit harvested from mid-April through the end of June. [2] The time from flowering to harvest is about 90 days, while the time from harvest to ripening is about 15 days. [9] The fruits generally weigh between 150 and 300 grams (5.3 and 10.6 oz), have a rich, creamy, tender texture and delicate, non-fibrous ...
Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook, [1] and also known by the Hebrew-language acronym Hara'ayah [2] (הראי״ה ), [3] was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine.
Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1354 – 20 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr, pronounced [ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr], anglicised as Owen Glendower) was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long Welsh revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
Sword in the Stone or Caliburn, a sword in the Arthurian legend which only the rightful king of Britain can pull from the stone; sometimes associated with Excalibur. In Mallory, the sword in the stone is not Excalibur and is not named. When the sword is broken in a fight with King Pellinore, the Lady of the Lake gives him Excalibur as a ...