Kiwi fruit: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Kiwi fruit in English is the name of a plant defined with Actinidia chinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Kiwi fruit is also identified with Actinidia deliciosa It has the synonym Actinidia latifolia (Gardner & Champ.) Merr. var. deliciosa A. Chev..

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· London Journal of Botany (1847)
· Revue de Botanique Appliquée et d’Agriculture Tropicale (1940)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1999)
· Chinese Materia Medica. Vegetable Kingdom. (1911)
· Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (1922)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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