kiwifruit

== English == === Alternative forms === Kiwi fruit, kiwi fruit, kiwi-fruit === Etymology === From Kiwi / kiwi (“of or from New Zealand”) +‎ fruit; a trade name used by exporters for one of several varieties selectively bred in New Zealand. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kiwifruit (countable and uncountable, plural kiwifruit or kiwifruits) A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the gold kiwifruit, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “kiwifruit, kiwi fruit”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.