HyperDic: kiwi

English > 4 senses of the word kiwi / Kiwi:
NOUNplantkiwi, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosaclimbing vine native to China
person Kiwi, New Zealandera native or inhabitant of New ... / New Zealand
foodkiwi, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberryfuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
animalkiwi, apteryxnocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs
kiwi / Kiwi > pronunciation
Soundskiy'wiy
Rhymescolloquy ... willowy: 8 rhymes with wiy...
English > kiwi: 4 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningClimbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat.
SynonymsChinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
Member ofActinidia, genus Actinidiasmall Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
Partskiwi, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberryfuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishkiwi, quivi
Catalanactinidia chinensis, kiwi
English > Kiwi: 4 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA native or inhabitant of New ... / New Zealand.
SynonymNew Zealander
Member ofNew ZealandAn independent country within the British Commonwealth
Broaderinhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indwellerA person who inhabits a particular place
Spanishkiwi, neocelandés, neozelandés
CatalanKiwi, neozelandès
English > kiwi: 4 senses > noun 3, food
Meaningfuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh.
Synonymskiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
Part ofChinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosaClimbing vine native to China
Broaderedible fruitedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Spanishkiwi, quivi
Catalankiwi
English > kiwi: 4 senses > noun 4, animal
Meaningnocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes.
Synonymapteryx
Member ofgenus Apteryxtype genus of the Apterygidae
Broaderratite, ratite bird, flightless birdFlightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles
Spanishapteryx, kiwi
Catalankiwi

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