kiwi fruit (redirected from kiwifruit)

kiwi fruit

Edible fruit of the vine Actinidia chinensis (family Actinidiaceae), native to mainland China and the island of Taiwan and grown commercially in New Zealand and California. It became popular in the nouvelle cuisine of the 1970s. It has a slightly acid taste and is high in vitamin C. Kiwi can be eaten raw or cooked, and the juice is sometimes used as a meat tenderizer.

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kiwi fruit

the edible oval fruit of the kiwi plant, Actinidia chinensis, a climbing plant native to Asia but grown extensively in New Zealand; it has a brown furry skin and pale green flesh