English

Noun

kephir ‎(countable and uncountable, plural kephirs)

1. Alternative spelling of kefir
   • (Can we date this quote?), Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2:

     In addition to such cases as the kephir and ginger-beer plants (figs. 19, 20), where anaerobic bacteria are associated with yeasts, several interesting examples of symbiosis among bacteria are now known.