Definition of kiwi fruit in US English:
kiwi fruit
(also kiwifruit)
nounˈkiwi frutˈkēwē fro͞ot
A fruit with a thin hairy skin, green flesh, and black seeds.
This fruit is obtained from the eastern Asian climbing plant Actinidia chinensis (family Actinidiaceae)
a cream sponge with strawberries and kiwi fruit
Also called Chinese gooseberry
two kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into pieces
Example sentencesExamples
- Good sources of vitamin C include peppers, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, oranges and kiwi fruit.
- I find that sliced kiwi fruit look and taste good on the lemon flavour cheesecake.
- Junior's fruit platter came with grapes, apples, bananas and kiwi fruit.
- Back in 1953, there were no avocados, no kiwi fruit, and not a suspicion of mozzarella and tomato pizza.
- As a guideline, one kiwi fruit contains about 50 mg of vitamin C.