Kiwi - Definition
kiwi
n 1: 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,
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, 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: kiwi, apteryx]