Chinese gooseberry

Chinese gooseberry

n. See kiwifruit.

Chinese gooseberry

n (Plants) another name for kiwi fruit

Chi′nese goose′berry

n. a Chinese climbing shrub, Actinidia chinensis, of the family Actinidiaceae, cultivated in New Zealand for its edible fruit. Compare kiwi (def. 2). [1920–25]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chinese gooseberry - climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meatActinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, kiwi, kiwi vinekiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi - fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green fleshActinidia, genus Actinidia - small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruitvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	Chinese gooseberry - fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green fleshkiwi fruit, kiwiedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshActinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine - climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat

Translations

kiwi