1. Climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
   "The Chinese gooseberry vine covered the trellis with its broad leaves";
   - kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
    
2. Fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
   "He sliced the Chinese gooseberry fruit and added it to the fruit salad";
   - kiwi, kiwi fruit

Derived forms: Chinese gooseberries

Type of: edible fruit, vine

Part of: Actinidia, genus Actinidia

Encyclopedia: Chinese gooseberry