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Kiwi has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"After years of neglect, the old trellis finally supported our hardy kiwi vines that were thriving thanks to the warm summer rains."

2

a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

"During the rugby match, the crowd cheered loudly when their favorite kiwi scored the winning try."

3

fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh

"After slicing open a ripe kiwi, I was delighted to taste its slightly tart green flesh surrounded by tiny black seeds."

4

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

"After hiking through the dense ferns, we were thrilled to spot the elusive kiwi nestled in the undergrowth at dawn."

5

A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.

"The local shopkeeper greeted me as a fellow kiwi when I asked for directions in Auckland."

6

A New Zealander.

Adjective
1

of or from New Zealand

"The flight attendant offered me a warm welcome as I boarded my kiwi airline to Auckland."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
vine inhabitant edible fruit ratite

Origin

The word comes from the Māori language, where it originally referred to the flightless bird native to New Zealand.

Rhyming Words
iwi hiwi piwi kiliwi titiwi hardy kiwi great spotted kiwi okarito brown kiwi little spotted kiwi
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