Chinese gooseberry
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Chinese gooseberry
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From Chinese, as the tree is native to central and eastern China, + gooseberry, from superficial resemblance to the fruit.
noun Chinese gooseberries
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The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.
The Chinese gooseberry, (which fruit here grows on a tree, instead of a shrub).
Similar: carambola, star fruit
- Kiwifruit, the edible berry of certain vines of the genus Actinidia, especially Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia chinensis. Pavlova, that well intentioned Australian dessert (named after a Russian ballerina), all set about with passion-fruit pips and Chinese gooseberries (oh, all right, Kiwi fruit), can be a sumptuous affair if it is made with care and consideration.
- The plant of the genus Actinidia that bears this fruit.
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