Early varieties discovered and cultivated in China, were described in a 1904 nursery catalogue as having “…edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries“,[6] leading to the name Chinese gooseberry.[1]
In the late 1950s, a major New Zealand exporter began calling it “kiwifruit” (Māori: huakiwi) after being advised by a United States client that border officials might associate gooseberries with the risk of anthrax.[7][8] The name was first registered by Turners & Growers on 15 June 1959[8] and commercially adopted in 1974.[1]
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