Chinese gooseberry

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noun

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

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Also called yang tao.

Origin of Chinese gooseberry

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby Chinese gooseberry

Chinese fan palm, Chinese finger trap, Chinese fire drill, Chinese forget-me-not, Chinese gelatin, Chinese gooseberry, Chinese houses, Chinese ink, Chinese jujube, Chinese juniper, Chinese lacquer

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How to use Chinese gooseberry in a sentence

The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
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Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.
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HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.
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We ought to seek Chinese cooperation in a response to this North Korean act of aggression.
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Some experts suggest that other parties, perhaps Iranian or Chinese, may have played some role.
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Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
There are at present more than sixteen thousand Chinese in this city of Manila, who have received license to stay in the country.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Chinese gooseberry

Chinese gooseberry

noun

another name for kiwi fruit

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