Kiwi - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kiwi :  (noun)
1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa]
2: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: New Zealander, Kiwi]
3: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh [syn: kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry]
4: nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes [syn: apteryx]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl. Kivikivies (?), Kiwikiwies. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. A. australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. Called also kiwi. See Apteryx.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Kiwi

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Snapperpacheco: Just called me from the boarding qeue...all happy to be surrounded Kiwi accents.
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