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Chinese gooseberries

Chinese gooseberries is the plural of Chinese gooseberry.

Meaning of Chinese gooseberry

Noun

Chinese gooseberry (plural Chinese gooseberries)

  1. The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.
    • The Chinese gooseberry, (which fruit here grows on a tree, instead of a shrub).1837, The New-York Mirror, Volume 15, George P. Morris, page 221
  2. 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.1996 June 8, Simon Hopkinson, “Food: As light as a cloud”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 May 2011
  3. The plant of the genus Actinidia that bears this fruit.

Questions about Chinese gooseberries

What is Chinese gooseberries the plural of?
Chinese gooseberries is the plural of Chinese gooseberry.

Words near Chinese gooseberries in the dictionary

  1. Chinese geese
  2. Chinese geomancy
  3. Chinese ginger
  4. Chinese goldthread
  5. Chinese goose
  6. Chinese gooseberries
  7. Chinese gooseberry
  8. Chinese grapefruit
  9. Chinese grapefruits
  10. Chinese green
  11. Chinese green radish

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