Adjective
kiwi-fruit
- attributive form of kiwi fruit, noun.
- A kiwi-fruit texture
Noun
(plural kiwi fruit)
- A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds.
- plural form of kiwi fruit
Origin
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.
