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Definition of Chinese gooseberry

1. Noun. Climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat.

2. Noun. Fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh.

Definition of Chinese gooseberry

1. Noun. kiwi fruit ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Gooseberry

Chinese desert cats Chinese dragon Chinese dragons Chinese edible frog Chinese eight-ball Chinese elm Chinese evergreen Chinese fire drill Chinese fire drills Chinese folk religion

Chinese forget-me-not Chinese fried rice Chinese ginger Chinese goose Chinese gooseberries Chinese gooseberry Chinese grapefruit Chinese grapefruits Chinese hamster Chinese hamsters

Chinese hawthorn Chinese hibiscus Chinese holly Chinese jujube Chinese juniper Chinese junipers Chinese kale Chinese lacquer tree Chinese lantern Chinese lantern plant

Literary usage of Chinese gooseberry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canton Chinese: Or, The American's Sojourn in the Celestial Empire by Osmond Tiffany (1849)
"There is another fruit, the proper name of which I do not remember, but it is called by Europeans the Chinese gooseberry. It is a little larger than a hen's ..."

2. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea by Robert Fortune (1852)
"Other fruits—such as the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), the Chinese gooseberry (Averrhoa Carambola), ..."

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