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kiwi fruitFruit of a vinelike plant grown commercially on a large scale in New Zealand. Kiwi fruits are egg-sized, oval, and similar in flavour to gooseberries, though much sweeter, with a fuzzy brown skin. (Actinidithia chinensis, family Actinidiaceae.)
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| Pour over a mixed green salad sprinkled with sliced strawberries, sliced kiwifruit, and banana. Known to many in the produce industry as the "Queen of Kiwifruit," due to introduction, naming and promotion of the fruit to Americans in the 60s, she is today recognized as one of the nation's most successful female entrepreneurs. For instance, the Chinese gooseberry, a small, somewhat bitter fruit, was conventionally modified in New Zealand to make kiwifruits, which produced allergic reactions among some consumers, although the modified fruits remain popular at produce markets. |
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