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kiwifruit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • Vitamin C values increased from 65.92 ± 9.1 (day 0) to 102 ± 23.1 μM (day 28) and from 68 ± 15.2 μM to 92.38 ± 14.7 μM after consuming two and three kiwifruit per day, respectively (Duttaroy & Jorgensen, 2004). 2013, Asim K[anti] Duttaroy, “Cardioprotective Properties of Kiwifruit”, in Mike Boland, Paul J. Moughan, editors, Nutritional Benefits of Kiwifruit (Advances in Food and Nutrition Research; volume 68), Academic Press, →ISBN, page 277:
   • The international threat isn't coming from New Zealand, whose growing season does not conflict with California's. New Zealand kiwifruit is marketed in the summer months; California's season is from November through May. 1990 May 23, Carole Sugarman, “O Say Can You Kiwi? U.S. Growers Battle Imports”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017:
   • In the produce industry, a long shelf life is critical to success, too. (One hard lesson: Pre-peeled kiwifruit is not a good idea.) 2019 September 30, Kristen Hartke, “If you’re an American who loves kiwi, jackfruit or jicama, you have this 96-year-old woman to thank”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2019:
   • Unlike many plants, which are self-pollinating, kiwifruit is dioecious, meaning the plants come in sexes, and female plants must be fertilized with pollen from a male to bear fruit. When kiwifruit, known by the Chinese name of yang tao, was first sent from China to the U.S. in 1904, the USDA Plant Introduction Station at Chico, Calif., produced a viable combination of male and female vines. 2002 May 8, Emily Green, “Kiwi, Act II”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2019:

Forms

Deriveds

gold kiwifruit · kiwi

Synonyms

Chinese gooseberry (fruit) · yangtao (fruit) · melonette (fruit) · kiwi (fruit)

Translations (91)

yue 奇異果 /奇异果 (fruit) · aii ܟܝܼܘܝܼ (fruit) · nan-hbl 紅蒂蛇 /红蒂蛇 (fruit) · tl kiwi (fruit) · sh kivi (fruit) · sv kiwifrukt (fruit) · ta பசலிப்பழம் (fruit) · nan-hbl 猴桃仔 (fruit) · hu kivi (fruit) · ka კივი (fruit) · ti ኪዊ (fruit) · mi huakiwi (fruit) · th กีวี (fruit) · ja キーウィ (fruit) · da kiwifrugt (fruit) · ca kiwi (fruit) · fa کیوی (fruit) · it actinidia (fruit) · ar كِيوِي (fruit) · pt kiwi (fruit) · izh aktinidia (fruit) · be ківі (fruit) · cmn 奇異果 /奇异果 (fruit) · fr kiwi (fruit) · eo kivifrukto (fruit) · fi kiivihedelmä (fruit) · mt kiwi (fruit) · lb Kiwi (fruit) · syl ꠇꠤꠃꠤ ꠚꠟ (fruit) · ug مايمۇن شاپتۇلى (fruit) · es kivi (fruit) · ro kiwi (fruit) · cy ciwi (fruit) · tl bungang kiwi (fruit) · pt quiuí (fruit) · ru ки́ви (fruit) · fi kiivi (fruit) · ast quivi (fruit) · tr kivi (fruit) · yi קיוויפֿרוכט (fruit) · he קיוי (fruit) · id buah kiwi (fruit) · yue 獼猴桃 /猕猴桃 (fruit) · pl kiwi (fruit) · yue 奇偉果 /奇伟果 (fruit) · pt quivi (fruit) · cmn 陽桃 /阳桃 (fruit) · vi trái ki wi (fruit) · ug مىخۇتاۋ (fruit) · it kiwi (fruit) · mk актинидија (fruit) · hy կիվի (fruit) · as কিৱি ফল (fruit) · afb كيوي (fruit) · el ακτινίδιο (fruit) · lt kivi (fruit) · mk киви (fruit) · eo kivio (fruit) · km ផ្លែគីវី (fruit) · vi trái dương đào (fruit) · ko 다래 (fruit) · bg ки́ви (fruit) · ga cíobhaí (fruit) · nan-hbl 羊桃 (fruit) · de Kiwi (fruit) · nan-hbl 豬公藤 /猪公藤 (fruit) · cs kiwi (fruit) · sk kiva (fruit) · et kiivi (fruit) · mn киви (fruit) · io kiwio (fruit) · fo kivifrukt (fruit) · af kiwivrug (fruit) · ja キーウィフルーツ (fruit) · sh киви (fruit) · da kiwi (fruit) · hi कीवी (fruit) · cmn 羊桃 (fruit) · de chinesische Stachelbeere (fruit) · cmn 楊桃 /杨桃 (fruit) · sw kiwi (fruit) · sk kivi (fruit) · ast kiwi (fruit) · nv chʼil dishooí (fruit) · bo སྤྲེལ་ཁམ (fruit) · cmn 獼猴桃 /猕猴桃 (fruit) · yi קיווי (fruit) · ko 키위 (fruit) · nl kiwi (fruit) · sv kiwi (fruit) · es kiwi (fruit)

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