Chinese gooseberry


noun
  1. a climbing shrub, Actinidia chinensis, native to China and cultivated commercially in New Zealand for its edible fruit.

Origin of Chinese gooseberry

1
First recorded in 1920–25

Words Nearby Chinese gooseberry

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British Dictionary definitions for Chinese gooseberry

Chinese gooseberry

noun
  1. another name for kiwi fruit

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