gooseberry
noun pl. gooseberries
- a small, sour berry used in making preserves, pies, etc.: it resembles a currant but is larger
- any of various prickly shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family which produce gooseberries
See gooseberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(go͞osˈbĕrˌē, -bə-rē, go͞ozˈ-)
nouna. A spiny European shrub (Ribes uva-crispa) having lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible greenish to yellow or red berries.
b. The fruit of this plant.
- Any of several plants bearing similar fruit.
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