kiwi fruit

Brown fuzzy fruit

Kiwi fruit is the fuzzy, egg-sized fruit of a climbing vine, with brown skin and bright green flesh dotted with tiny black seeds.

The flavor is tangy-sweet, somewhere between strawberry and melon.

Native to China but cultivated extensively in New Zealand—hence the name, after the flightless bird.

Often shortened to kiwi: Add sliced kiwi to the fruit salad.

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Family

kiwifruit, kiwifruits

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G