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Durian. The durian ( / ˈdʊəriən /, / ˈdjʊəriən /) [ 1] is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [ 2][ 3] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market.
Vikramaditya means "the sun of valour" (vikrama means "valour" and aditya means "sun").He is also known as Vikrama, Bikramjit and Vikramarka (arka also means "sun"). Some legends describe him as a liberator of India from mlechchha invaders; the invaders are identified as Shakas in most, and the king is known by the epithet Shakari (IAST: Śakāri; "enemy of the Shakas").
Poem and song. Meeropol cited this photograph of the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, August 7, 1930, as inspiring his poem. [ 7] "Strange Fruit" originated as a protest poem against lynchings. [ 8][ 9][ 10] In the poem, Meeropol expressed his horror at lynchings of African Americans, inspired by Lawrence Beitler 's photograph of the ...
Zoroastrianism ( Persian: دین زرتشتی, romanized : Din-e Zartoshti ), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion. Among the world's oldest organized faiths, it is based on the teachings of Iranian prophet Zarathustra—commonly known by his Greek name Zoroaster —as set forth in the primary religious text called the ...
Hyphaene thebaica. Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm (Ar: دوم) and gingerbread tree (also mistakenly doom palm ), is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. It is a native to the Arabian Peninsula and also to the northern half and western part of Africa [ 2 ] where it is widely distributed and tends to grow in places where ...
Ophelus sitularius Lour. Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). These are long-lived pachycauls; radiocarbon dating has shown some individuals to be over 2,000 years old.
Kinnow. The Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the wider Punjab region of India and Pakistan . It is a hybrid of two citrus cultivars — 'King' ( Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' ( Citrus × deliciosa) — first developed by Howard B. Frost, [ 1] at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
Midas. In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas' daughter turns to a golden statue when he touches her (illustration by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition) Midas ( / ˈmaɪdəs /; Greek: Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom many myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.