GOOSEBERRY


Meaning of GOOSEBERRY in English

ˈgüs-, ˈgüz-, chiefly Brit ˈgu̇z- — see berry noun

1.

a. : the acid usually bristly or spiny fruit of any of several shrubs of the genus Ribes

b. : a shrub bearing gooseberries

c. : currant 2

d. : any of numerous shrubs resembling the gooseberry — usually used with an attributive

American gooseberry

Barbados gooseberry

2. : a dark purplish red that is bluer and duller than pansy purple, bluer and less strong than raisin, and bluer and paler than Bokhara

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gooseberry: leaves and fruit

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