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Actinidia

noun

small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit

• Syn: ↑genus Actinidia

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Actinidiaceae, ↑family Actinidiaceae

• Member Meronyms:

↑bower actinidia, ↑tara vine, ↑Actinidia arguta, ↑Chinese gooseberry, ↑kiwi, ↑kiwi vine, ↑Actinidia chinensis, ↑Actinidia deliciosa, ↑silvervine, ↑silver vine, ↑Actinidia polygama

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\\ˌaktəˈnidēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from actin- + -idia (plural of -idium)

: a small genus (the type of the family Actinidiaceae) of Asiatic woody vines having alternate simple leaves, dioecious or polygamous axillary flowers, and many-seeded berries — see silvervine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.