Definition of Actinidia chinensis

1. Noun. Climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat.

Exact synonyms: Actinidia Deliciosa, Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwi, Kiwi Vine
Terms within: Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwi, Kiwi Fruit
Group relationships: Actinidia, Genus Actinidia
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinidia Chinensis

Acroá
Act.
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Act of Parliament
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Actaea
Actaea alba
Actaea rubra
Acteon
Actias
Actias luna
Actifed
Actiniaria
Actinidia
Actinidia arguta
Actinidia chinensis
Actinidia deliciosa
Actinidia polygama
Actinidiaceae
Actiniopteris
Actinobacillus equuli
Actinobacillus lignieresii
Actinomadura
Actinomadura africana
Actinomadura madurae
Actinomeris
Actinomeris alternifolia
Actinomyces bovis
Actinomyces israelii
Actinomyces naeslundii

Literary usage of Actinidia chinensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"The species actinidia chinensis seems to be the largest and most important of all. It grows in the mild-wintered Yangtze Valley, and as far as the writer ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1905)
"Another new fruit recently received at the garden is the Yang Taw (Actinidia chinensis). These plants, and specimens of their fruit preserved in alcohol, ..."

3. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1849)
"The fruits are like those of the yang-fau ()jfa {o|fc, actinidia chinensis, PL, "a climbing shrub which bears edible fruit about the size of a plum," Henry, ..."

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