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gooseberry Definition

goose·berry (go̵̅o̅sber′ē, -bə rē; -go̵̅o̅z-)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. a small, sour berry used in making preserves, pies, etc.: it resembles a currant but is larger
  2. any of various prickly shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family which produce gooseberries

Etymology: as if < goose + berry, but prob. folk-etym. form for *grose berie, akin to dial. grosel, gooseberry (< Fr groseille), Du kruisbezie, Ger krausbeere

gooseberry Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: Soft fruits grow well and gooseberries grown in the area may find their way into Oldbury Tarts.
  • play: The 500 will sleep 5 people ( who's playing gooseberry?
  • pick: And speaking of gardens, aren't we supposed to be picking gooseberries sometime this week?
  • prune: Prune gooseberries now if they were left unpruned over winter.
  • have: If we had not had the gooseberries we would not have lasted out.

Adjective modifier

  • Chinese: Answer: Crimson 9 ) What country do Chinese gooseberries come from?
  • Indian: One of the most significant in income terms is Amla, the Indian gooseberry.
  • fresh: Fresh Gooseberries do not store well but may be bottled or frozen.
  • stewed: Supporters found elderflowers, subdued oak and stewed gooseberries on the nose and sweet, creamy vanilla coupled with refreshing acidity on the palate.
  • red: The neat taste is honey, licorice and sweet red gooseberries.

Modifies a noun

  • sawfly: Carry out a thorough weekly inspection of gooseberries from May onwards concentrating in the center of the bush for larvae of gooseberry sawfly.
  • bush: Jim was in the fruit plot with the gooseberry bushes.
  • fool: The Southbank has that classic gooseberry fool profile with a touch of nettle too.
  • flavor: A nose of cut grass gives way to typical gooseberry flavors, backed up with a slight hint of blackcurrant on the finish.
  • fruit: The palate was well balanced with some ripe gooseberry fruit coming through.
  • mildew: American gooseberry mildew The damage: Leaves and sometimes fruit develop a powdery white coating.

Noun used with modifier

  • cape: Briefly stir in the slices of pineapple and banana and cape gooseberries.
  • sea: Larval fish are a favorite food of sea gooseberries.
  • dessert: Later in the season come the dessert gooseberries that are sweet enough to be eaten raw - try them in fruit salads.
  • cooking: STORING Firm cooking gooseberries will keep ( unwashed ) in the fridge for a week or two.

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