GOOSEBERRY


Meaning of GOOSEBERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgüs-ˌber-ē, ˈgüz-, -b(ə-)rē, chiefly Brit ]

ˈgu̇z- noun

Date: 1573

1.

a. : the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the United States and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)

b. : a shrub bearing gooseberries

2. : currant 2

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gooseberry: leaves and fruit

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