Chinese gooseberry noun3 •Kiwifruit, the edible berry of certain vines of the genus Actinidia, especially Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia chinensis. •The plant of the genus Actinidia that bears this fruit. •The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.The Chinese gooseberry, (which fruit here grows on a tree, instead of a shrub). — 1837 formsChinese gooseberries