Genus Actinidia (Noun)
Meaning
Small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Actinidia is a genus Actinidia, also known as the Chinese gooseberry, with many varieties having edible fruits.
- The kiwifruit belongs to the genus Actinidia, characterized by brown fuzzy skin in some of its varieties.
- Actinidia arguta is a cold-hardy species within the genus Actinidia, commonly known as the hardy kiwi.
- Genus Actinidia, containing about 60 species of small woody vines, have long been cultivated in Asia for its fruit.
- One well-known species in the genus Actinidia is Actinidia deliciosa, also known as the kiwifruit.