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Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi outside Australia and New Zealand), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') [ 3 ] is oval, about the size of a large hen's egg : 5–8 centimetres (2–3 inches ...
A can of Kiwi shoe polish. An Australian boot polish called Kiwi was widely used in the imperial forces. William Ramsay, a developer of the product, named the polish in honour of his wife's birthplace, New Zealand. [4] Beginning in 1906, Kiwi Shoe Polish eventually became widely sold in the UK and the US, and the symbol became more widely known ...
Kiwi most commonly refers to: Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand; Kiwi (nickname), an informal name for New Zealanders; Kiwifruit, an edible hairy fruit with lots of seeds; Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of currency; Kiwi or KIWI may also refer to:
In Australia –and probably elsewhere too– it appears that the term "kiwi" is (at least casually) referred to three kinds of beings, humans (New Zealanders), an animal (the Kiwi (bird)) and a plant (the Kiwi fruit).
One very small study suggests cats do respond to dried fruits, but only if the fruit was infected with a parasitic insect causing a ‘gall’. These silver vine fruit galls can make good natural ...
The fruit is referred to as the arctic kiwi, baby kiwi, cocktail kiwi, dessert kiwi, grape kiwi, hardy kiwifruit, kiwi berry, northern kiwi, Siberian gooseberry, or Siberian kiwi, [2] and is an edible, berry- or grape-sized fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance, but is green, brownish, or purple with smooth skin, sometimes with a red blush.
New Zealand Kiwi No, this isn’t a type of fruit, this is a bird. It lives in New Zealand and has a long, slender beak and fuzzy brown feathers that give it a distinctive, almost prehistoric look.
Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’. It is available from May until August. Mangosteen is called ‘Mangkhud’ in Thai language. Turkey: Sultana Grapes: Vitis vinifera [citation needed] Turkmenistan: Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus [citation needed] United Arab Emirates: Dates: Phoenix ...