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Noun: Chinese gooseberry
  1. Climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
    - kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
     
  2. Fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
    - kiwi, kiwi fruit

Derived forms: Chinese gooseberries

Type of: edible fruit, vine

Part of: Actinidia, genus Actinidia

Encyclopedia: Chinese gooseberry