redcurrant

redcurrant
a) A deciduous shrub, Ribes rubrum, native to western Europe.
b) The bright red translucent edible berry of this plant.

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  • redcurrant — ► NOUN ▪ a small edible red berry …   English terms dictionary

  • Redcurrant — Taxobox name = Red currant image width = 240px image caption = Cultivated redcurrant regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales familia = Grossulariaceae genus = Ribes species = R. rubrum binomial = Ribes …   Wikipedia

  • redcurrant — [[t]re̱dkʌ̱rənt, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] redcurrants N COUNT Redcurrants are very small, bright red berries that grow in bunches on a bush and can be eaten as a fruit or cooked to make a sauce for meat. The bush on which they grow can also be called a… …   English dictionary

  • redcurrant — UK [ˌredˈkʌrənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms redcurrant : singular redcurrant plural redcurrants a very small soft red fruit …   English dictionary

  • redcurrant — red|cur|rant [ˌredˈkʌrənt US ˈkə:r ] n a very small red fruit that grows on bushes in northern Europe …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • redcurrant — type of bush; red berry fruit of this plant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • redcurrant — noun 1》 a small edible red berry. 2》 the shrub which produces redcurrants, related to the blackcurrant. [Ribes rubrum.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • redcurrant — noun (C) a very small red fruit that grows on bushes in northern Europe compare blackcurrant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • redcurrant — /rɛdˈkʌrənt/ (say red kuruhnt) noun 1. the small, red, edible fruit of the shrub Ribes sativum. 2. the shrub itself …  

  • redcurrant — n. 1 a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes rubrum. 2 a small red edible berry of this plant …   Useful english dictionary

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