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kiwi

/ˈkiːwi/noun2 syllables

Kiwi means: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat.

Synonyms for kiwi9

noun, as in climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat

Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa

noun, as in fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh

kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry

noun, as in a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

New Zealander

noun, as in nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

apteryx

also used for kiwi

kiwikiwi, kiwifruit

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What does kiwi mean?4

noun

1

climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat

2

fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh

3

a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

4

nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Kiwi in a sentence

  • Pass me the small kiwi and a knife, please.Luornu
  • The kiwi is a flightless bird of comparable size to the chicken.Vanilla
  • Kiwi are mostly nocturnal and have a refined sense of smell uncommon in birds.Vanilla
  • Can you eat the skin of a kiwi?shekitten
  • The fuzzy skin of a kiwi contains most of its nutrients.shekitten
  • My uncle had a kiwi vine on his porch. The fruit was delicious.mhattick
  • Organic kiwi fruit. Feel free to help yourself.Harpagornes
  • There are five recognised species of kiwi, all of which are vulnerable or endangered to some degree.Vanilla

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of kiwi

as a noun

plural
kiwis