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