RIBES


Meaning of RIBES in English

Pronunciation: ' r ī -( ˌ )b ē z

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural ribes

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, currant, from Arabic r ī b ā s 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

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