kiwi
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- noun
- /ˈkiːwi/
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kiwi
- She sliced the kiwi and added it to her fruit salad for extra flavor.
- kiwi fruit
- kiwi vine
- hardy kiwi
Examples
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Add the usual steak taco fixings—cheese, sour cream, whole-wheat tortillas—as well as some kiwi, and that's plenty for today.
Blog text (33) -
The watermelon slices are arranged as flower petals, with cherries, cantaloupe, and kiwi placed in the centers of those flower petals to create the illusion of various flowers.
Blog text (12) -
And then he peeled the Kiwi with a spoon.
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Some fruits and vegetables, like kiwi and bok choy, are loaded with important nutrients and already have a home on American tables.
Academic text (1995) -
She had just hit pay dirt with a camping-themed article and recipes for trail mix with cashews, dried kiwi, and orange-almond biscotti.
Fiction book (2002) -
The consumption of apples in the United States has been flat for the last decade, while consumption of such exotic fruits as kiwi and mango has increased dramatically, and processed foods like potato chips have expanded their share of the snack market.
Fiction book (1999) -
He enjoyed a refreshing smoothie made with kiwi, banana, and spinach.
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The dessert was decorated with chunks of kiwi and a drizzle of honey.
Synonyms
A climbing plant grown for its fuzzy, green fruit
A climbing plant from China that produces the fuzzy brown kiwifruit
A climbing vine from China that produces edible kiwifruit
A climbing vine that produces fuzzy brown fruit called kiwifruit
Compounds
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An oval brown fruit with fuzzy skin, green inside, and a slightly sour taste, often eaten raw or in desserts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kiwi for the climbing vine comes from New Zealand farmers who named the Chinese plant after the bird, because the brown, fuzzy fruit looked a little like a tiny kiwi bird. So the plant's name is connected to the bird and the fruit it produces.