gooseberry
A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currantA fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
» I have gooseberries in my garden.
In meinem Garten habe ich Stachelbeeren.
У меня в саду крыжовник.
У мене в саду росте аґрус.
Meaning
18 sensesA fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.
Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and hybrids between this and others in the genus Actinidia
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
Star gooseberry
Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
Examples
13 sentencesI have gooseberries in my garden.
У мене в саду росте аґрус.
ruУ меня в саду крыжовник.
deIn meinem Garten habe ich Stachelbeeren.
In the garden, there are apple trees, plums, cherries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants.
У саду ростуть яблуні, сливи, вишні, малина, агрус і смородина.
ruВ саду растут яблони, сливы, вишни, малина, крыжовник и смородина.
deIm Garten gibt es Apfelbäume, Pflaumen, Kirschen, Himbeeren, Stachelbeeren und Johannisbeeren.
Ever since I was a child, I liked gooseberries.
ruЯ с детства люблю крыжовник.
He continued to walk past currants, gooseberries, fruit trees and hedges.
deEr ging weiter an Johannisbeeren, Stachelbeeren, an Obstbäumen und Hecken vorüber.
Gooseberries are fruits that are effective at extending life.
Translations
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Origin
From goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something relatedFrom goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.
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Forms
plural: gooseberries| Singular | gooseberry |
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Synonyms
201 synonyms- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries:gooseberry bushRibes uva-crispaRibes grossularia