kiwi
kiwi
Definition
kiwi (kē′wē)
noun pl. -·wis
- any of an order (Apterygiformes) of tailless New Zealand birds, with undeveloped wings, hairlike feathers, and a long, slender bill: it feeds chiefly on insects and worms
- the brown, hairy, egg-sized fruit, with a sweet, edible, green pulp, of a vine (Actinidia chinensis) of a family (Actinidiaceae, order Theales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees, shrubs, and vines
- Informal a New Zealander
Etymology: Maori: echoic of its cry
kiwi
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: In case of decent weather the chances to see kiwis are very good.
- peel: Try a chopped banana, a cored and sliced apple, a peeled kiwi, a handful of strawberries and some sliced mango.
- grow: The warm climate in Western Georgia is ideal for growing tropical fruits such as kiwis, but growing kiwis was a new idea.
- include: The plant and animal life are excellent offering opportunities to see the varied birdlife ( including kiwis ), seals, dolphins and whales.
- do: Posted by: Ketch at March 21, 2005 05:37 PM Well done white kiwi!
- eat: Most people who have been eating kiwi on a regular basis are unlikely to react.
Adjective modifier
- fellow: I favor Battle Front, but that is mainly because I know the fellow kiwis running the outfit.
- gold: Four of the five patients had a positive DBPCFC to gold kiwi.
- green: Gold kiwi fruit is allergenic and patients allergic to green kiwi are at risk of reacting to the gold kiwi fruit.
- hardy: They may include hardy kiwis [ Actinidia spp ] , and grapes [ Vitis spp ] .
Modifies a noun
- fruit: Kiwi fruit was first introduced to the UK in the 1970s.
- fencing: Kiwi Fencing We supply all types of electrical fencing for you smallholding.
- number: The kiwi number one also had a reasonably straight forward win in the quarters, beating fellow kiwi Josh Greenfield 11/9 11/6 11/10.
- allergy: In the UK, kiwi fruit allergy among children is becoming common.
- experience: Kiwi Experience is developed for travelers by travelers, so forget the boring, old tourist routes.
- plant: Pestalotiopsis neglecta has been reported to cause leaf spots on kiwi plants ( Kinji et al.
