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English Dictionary: Kiwi by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kiwi
n
  1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
    Synonym(s): Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
  2. a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
    Synonym(s): New Zealander, Kiwi
  3. fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
    Synonym(s): 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
    Synonym(s): kiwi, apteryx
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl.
      {Kivikivies} ([?]), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of Apteryx, esp. {A. australis}; -- so called in
      imitation of its notes. Called also {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.
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