Useful english dictionary. 2012.
kiwi fruit — noun fuzzy brown egg shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh • Syn: ↑kiwi, ↑Chinese gooseberry • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑Chinese gooseberry, ↑kiwi, ↑kiwi vine … Useful english dictionary
kiwi — [kē′wē] n. pl. kiwis [Maori: echoic of its cry] 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. [also K ] the brown,… … English World dictionary
kiwi — /kee wee/, n., pl. kiwis. 1. any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas. 2. Also called Chinese gooseberry. the egg sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish … Universalium
kiwi fruit — Edible fruit of the vine Actinidia chinensis (family Actinidiaceae), native to China and Taiwan and grown commercially in New Zealand and California. It became popular in the nouvelle cuisine of the 1970s. It has a slightly acid taste and is high … Universalium
kiwi fruit — noun A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds … Wiktionary
kiwi — ki·wi || kɪËwÉªË n. any of a number of flightless birds which are native to New Zealand; Chinese vine that bears edible fruit with a greenish brown fuzzy skin and sweet green pulp; large edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry; resident of New … English contemporary dictionary
Actinidia arguta — Hardy Kiwi Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms … Wikipedia
Chinese gooseberry — noun 1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat • Syn: ↑kiwi, ↑kiwi vine, ↑Actinidia chinensis, ↑Actinidia deliciosa • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Actinidia chinensis — noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat • Syn: ↑Chinese gooseberry, ↑kiwi, ↑kiwi vine, ↑Actinidia deliciosa • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Actinidia deliciosa — noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat • Syn: ↑Chinese gooseberry, ↑kiwi, ↑kiwi vine, ↑Actinidia chinensis • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
