noun (plural ~) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, currant, from Arabic rībās rhubarb Date: 1543 any of a genus ( Ribes ) of shrubs (as a currant or a gooseberry) placed either in the saxifrage or gooseberry family that have small racemose variously colored flowers and pulpy 2-seeded to many-seeded berries
RIBES
Meaning of RIBES in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012