HyperDic: actinidia_chinensis

English > 1 sense of the expression Actinidia chinensis:
NOUNplantActinidia chinensis, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia deliciosaclimbing vine native to China
English > Actinidia chinensis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningClimbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat.
SynonymsChinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia deliciosa
Member ofActinidia, genus Actinidiasmall Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
Partskiwi, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberryfuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishkiwi, quivi
Catalanactinidia chinensis, kiwi

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