: the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the U.S. and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)
b
: a shrub bearing gooseberries
2
: currantsense 2
Illustration of gooseberry
leaves and fruit
Example Sentences
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Word History
First Known Use
1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing gooseberry
Cape gooseberry
Chinese gooseberry
Cape gooseberry
Chinese gooseberry
Kids Definition
gooseberry
noun
goose·ber·ry ˈgüs-ˌber-ē
ˈgüz-
plural gooseberries
: the sour berry of a thorny bush related to the currant