†(a) the fruit of barberry, Berberis vulgaris (obsolete rare); (b) (the fruit of) a currant or gooseberry (genus Ribes).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > currants (7) St John's berry1561 †(a) the fruit of barberry, Berberis vulgaris (obsolete rare); (b) (the fruit of) a currant or gooseberry (genus Ribes). currant1578 Transferred to the small round berry of certain species of Ribes (R. nigrum, R. rubrum) called Black and Red Currants. (The White Currant is a… redcurrant1620 The edible fruit of the shrub Ribes rubrum (see sense 1b), a small round red berry having a slightly sour taste, used chiefly for culinary… squinancy berry1782 the black currant, Ribes nigrum. garnet-berry1863 (see quot.). blackcurrant1895 The edible fruit of the shrub Ribes nigrum and its cultivated varieties (see sense 2), a small, round, dark purple berry with a slightly sour… Subcategories:— collectively (1) |
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