Is Kiwi a Melon? Uncovering the Botanical Differences
                                
                                
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                                While the kiwifruit was briefly and misleadingly named "melonette" during a 1950s marketing effort, it shares no botanical relationship with true melons. Despite this old name causing confusion, a kiwi is definitively not a melon, and understanding their differences is straightforward once you know the facts.