Anthropology of Food--University of Minnesota Duluth

Kiwifruit
(Chinese Gooseberry)

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Fruit

fruit
NOUN:		1. A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds. 2. plural form of kiwi fruit
ETYMOLOGY:		Brand name used by exporters for one of several varieties of Chinese gooseberry selectively bred in New Zealand; named after the native bird known as the kiwi.
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Medion, Francois. Growing Kiwis: Interview with Tim Roufs. "Community Gardener's Companion," Duluth Community Garden Program, Winter 2014, pp. 8-9.

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All About Fruits -- Worldwide Recipes, Joe Barkson
Martindale's Nutrition Center Dairy, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Cereals, Fruit, Vegetalbes, Herbs etc.
Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne. A History of Food. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons/Blackwell 2009.
Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center -- Washing State University

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Fruits of different species af Actinidia.
A = A. arguta, C = A. chinensis, D = A. deliciosa, E = A. eriantha, I = A. indochinensis, P = A. polygama, S = A. setosa.
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