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Chinese gooseberry

Chinese gooseberry noun: the fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.

chinese gooseberry: the fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola
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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
    • The Chinese gooseberry is over three inches long, and, when cut through, its section forms a perfect star.1859, All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, Volume 1, Charles Dickens, page 17
  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.

Chinese gooseberry meaning in Tamil

Chinese gooseberry in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of Chinese gooseberry

Forms of Chinese gooseberry

pluralChinese gooseberries

Origin of Chinese gooseberry

From Chinese, as the tree is native to central and eastern China, + gooseberry, from superficial resemblance to the fruit.

Questions about Chinese gooseberry

What does Chinese gooseberry mean?
Chinese gooseberry means the fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.
What is Chinese gooseberry in Tamil?
Chinese gooseberry in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Chinese gooseberry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Chinese gooseberry?
Chinese gooseberry is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese gooseberry?
The plural of Chinese gooseberry is Chinese gooseberries.

Words near Chinese gooseberry in the dictionary

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  3. Chinese goldthread
  4. Chinese goose
  5. Chinese gooseberries
  6. Chinese gooseberry
  7. Chinese grapefruit
  8. Chinese grapefruits
  9. Chinese green
  10. Chinese green radish
  11. Chinese green radishes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinese gooseberry (page history and authors); Chinese gooseberry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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