kiwi fruit vs kiwi

kiwi fruit and kiwi both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kiwi fruit	Yes	No	No	No
kiwi	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kiwi fruit and kiwi are synonyms defined as:

kiwi fruit and kiwi: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh

Other synonyms of kiwi fruit include Chinese gooseberry.

kiwi fruit (noun)	kiwi (noun)
fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh	nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
	fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
	climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat