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Chinese gooseberry

noun
  1. a climbing shrub, Actinidia chinensis, native to China and cultivated commercially in New Zealand for its edible fruit.
  2. kiwi(def 2).
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Origin of Chinese gooseberry

First recorded in 1920–25
Also called yang tao.
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British Dictionary definitions for chinese gooseberry

Chinese gooseberry

noun
  1. another name for kiwi fruit
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