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Chinese gooseberry

noun

Definition of Chinese gooseberry 

: a subtropical vine (Actinidia deliciosa synonym A. chinensis of the family Actinidiaceae) that bears kiwifruit also : kiwifruit

First Known Use of Chinese gooseberry

1925, in the meaning defined above

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