Fruits That Start With K

5 fruits Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 5 fruits that start with K, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

K has five fruits. Kiwi is the familiar one, a fuzzy brown fruit with tart green flesh. Kumquat is a tiny citrus fruit, and key lime is a small lime from southern Florida.

Kiwano is a spiky orange melon with green jelly-like flesh inside, which looks surprising when cut open. Kai apple is a South African fruit said to smell and taste like apricots. Kiwi and kiwano look alike in spelling, so they make a good pair for learning.

Fruits starting with K: 5
Best known: kiwi, kumquat
Longest name: kai apple

All fruits that start with K

#	Name	What it is
1	kai apple	South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves
2	key lime	small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
3	kiwano	spiky orange melon with green jelly-like flesh
4	kiwi	fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
5	kumquat	small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

Questions people ask

How many fruits start with K?

This list has 5 fruits starting with K, from well-known ones like kiwi, kumquat, kiwano to rarer kinds.

What fruits start with K?

Well-known examples are kiwi, kumquat, kiwano.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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