RIBES


Meaning of RIBES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-(ˌ)bēz ]

noun

( plural ribes )

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

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