🌿 A climbing plant 🍈 An exotic fruit

akebia

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An edible fruit with a long purple pod and sweet white pulp

noun
/əˈkiːbiə/

: fruto de akebia

In some regions, people use akebia in desserts and traditional dishes.

Examples

The akebia tree produces sweet fruit.
Have you ever tried akebia?
The market vendor displayed several fresh akebia alongside other exotic fruits.
After peeling the purple skin, she enjoyed the sweet pulp of the akebia.
The akebia produces a long purple pod filled with sweet white pulp that is delicious to eat.
I picked some ripe akebia from the garden and enjoyed the refreshing taste of its fruit.
In Japanese cuisine, akebia is often added to salads for its unique flavor and texture.

Surface Forms

akebia singular

akebias plural

Etymology

Akebia comes from the Japanese name akebi, which refers to the long purple pod with sweet white pulp that people eat and sometimes call the 'chocolate vine' fruit. So akebia can also mean the edible fruit from that climbing plant.