gooseberry

n. edible berry; shrub which bears this fruit; fragment polarity gene of Drosophila

The gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa (syn. R. grossularia) is a species of Ribes, native to Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia. It is one of several similar species in the subgenus Grossularia; for the other related species (e.g. North American Gooseberry Ribes hirtellum), see the genus page Ribes.
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Noun
1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
(synonym) gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(member-holonym) Ribes, genus Ribes
2. currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
(hypernym) currant
(part-holonym) gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia

(a.)
Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.
  

(a.)
A silly person; a goose cap.
  

gooseberry /'guzbəri/
danh từ (thực vật học) cây lý gai quả lý gai rượu lý gai ((cũng) gooseberry wine)to play gooseberry đi kèm theo một cô gái để giữ gìn; đi kèm theo một cặp nhân tình để giữ gìn
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