/goohs"ber'ee, -beuh ree, goohz"-/ , n. , pl. gooseberries .
1. the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, esp. R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia ).
2. a shrub bearing this fruit.
[ 1525-35; GOOSE + BERRY ]