Definition of Kai apple

1. Noun. South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves.

Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Dovyalis Caffra, Kei Apple, Kei Apple Bush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kai Apple

kagus
kahal
kahals
kahau
kahaus
kahawai
kahawais
kahikatea
kahikateas
kahlerite
kahuna
kahunas
kahweol
kai
kai-lan
kai apple (current term)
kaiak
kaiaked
kaiaking
kaiaks
kaibosh
kaibun
kaid
kaids
kaie
kaies
kaif
kaifs
kaik
kaikai

Literary usage of Kai apple

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

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"kai apple. KAU APPLE. KEI APPLE. South Africa. The fruits are of a golden-yellow color, about the size of a small apple. They are used by the natives for ..."

2. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Kei Apple, kai apple. Fruit acid, used for pickles and preserves. 702. DRABA, L. Whitlow-grass, ..."

3. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"The seeds should be started just as are those of the common tomato, and the plants set out eight or ten feet apart. THE kai apple This name is applied to ..."

4. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"... is said to be of unexcelled quality for stock feeding, and the tree itself is also quite ornamental. We wish also to call attention to the kai apple ..."

5. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"The name kei-apple is often spelled incorrectly kai- apple. The plant is not exacting in its cultural requirements, and is Fio. 59. ..."

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