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kiwi Definition

kiwi ()

noun pl. -·wis

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.

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