kiwi fruit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• kiwifruit

[edit] Etymology

Brand name used by exporters for one of several varieties of Chinese gooseberry selectively bred in New Zealand; named after the native bird known as the kiwi.

[edit] Noun

kiwi fruit (plural kiwi fruit)

1. A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Chinese gooseberry): kiwi (US informal; rare in New Zealand)

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• kiwi fruit gold