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Kiwi

<p >The&nbsp;<b>kiwifruit</b>, or often shortened to&nbsp;<b>kiwi</b>&nbsp;in many parts of the world, is the edible&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry" title="Berry" >berry</a>&nbsp;of a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar" title="Cultivar" >cultivar group</a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_plant" title="Woody plant" >woody</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine" title="Vine" >vine</a>&nbsp;<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_deliciosa" title="Actinidia deliciosa" >Actinidia deliciosa</a></i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(biology)" title="Hybrid (biology)" >hybrids</a>&nbsp;between this and other species in the genus<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia" title="Actinidia" >Actinidia</a></i>.

The most common&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar" title="Cultivar" >cultivars</a>&nbsp;of kiwifruit are oval, about the size of a large hen's egg (5–8 centimetres (2.0–3.1 in) in length and 4.5–5.5 centimetres (1.8–2.2 in) in diameter). It has a fibrous, dull brown-green skin and bright green or golden flesh with rows of tiny, black, edible seeds. The fruit has a soft texture and a sweet but unique flavor, and today is a commercial crop in several countries, such as Italy, New Zealand, Chile, Greece and France.<sup class="Template-Fact" >[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" >citation needed</a></i>]</sup></p>