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English noun: kiwi

1. kiwi (plant) climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat


SynonymsActinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymChinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi fruit


Member meronymActinidia, genus Actinidia

2. Kiwi (person) a native or inhabitant of New Zealand


SynonymsNew Zealander


Broader (hypernym)denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant


Member meronymNew Zealand

3. kiwi (food) fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh


SynonymsChinese gooseberry, kiwi fruit


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymActinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine

4. kiwi (animal) nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes


Synonymsapteryx


Broader (hypernym)flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird


Member meronymgenus Apteryx









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