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Definition of Kai apple
1. Noun. South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kai Apple
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. ..."