gooseberry

[ goos-ber-ee, -buh-ree, gooz- ]

/ ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz- /

noun, plural goose·ber·ries.

the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia).

a shrub bearing this fruit.

Origin of gooseberry

First recorded in 1525–35; goose + berry

Words nearby gooseberry

go or no-go, goosander, goose, goose barnacle, Goose Bay, gooseberry, gooseberry bush, gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg

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Example sentences from the Web for gooseberry

You can also see the remains of the “gooseberry”—the artificial breakwater the Allies created off the beach.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
G was a gooseberry, Perfectly red; To be made into jam, And eaten with bread.
Nonsense Books|Edward Lear
It was full of gooseberry trees, and I was permitted to eat the gooseberries without stint.
Mark Rutherford's Deliverance|Mark Rutherford
There was the gooseberry tart, and again, a few minutes later, it was not there.
Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley

In a quarter of an hour more, the cab stopped in Shore Lane, and Gooseberry opened the door for us to get out.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
Why should they not have a cherry, or a gooseberry, as well as bigger children?'
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi

British Dictionary definitions for gooseberry

gooseberry

/ (ˈɡʊzbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family GrossulariaceaeSee also currant (def. 2)

the berry of this plant
(as modifier)gooseberry jam

British informal an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry)

Cape gooseberry a tropical American solanaceous plant, Physalis peruviana, naturalized in southern Africa, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berriesSee also ground cherry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gooseberry
释义	gooseberry [ goos-ber-ee, -buh-ree, gooz- ] / ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz- / noun, plural goose·ber·ries. the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia). a shrub bearing this fruit. Origin of gooseberry First recorded in 1525–35; goose + berry Words nearby gooseberry go or no-go, goosander, goose, goose barnacle, Goose Bay, gooseberry, gooseberry bush, gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gooseberry You can also see the remains of the “gooseberry”—the artificial breakwater the Allies created off the beach. D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion\|Marc Wortman\|June 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST G was a gooseberry, Perfectly red; To be made into jam, And eaten with bread. Nonsense Books\|Edward Lear It was full of gooseberry trees, and I was permitted to eat the gooseberries without stint. Mark Rutherford's Deliverance\|Mark Rutherford There was the gooseberry tart, and again, a few minutes later, it was not there. Plum Pudding\|Christopher Morley In a quarter of an hour more, the cab stopped in Shore Lane, and Gooseberry opened the door for us to get out. The Moonstone\|Wilkie Collins Why should they not have a cherry, or a gooseberry, as well as bigger children?' Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)\|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi British Dictionary definitions for gooseberry gooseberry / (ˈɡʊzbərɪ, -brɪ) / noun plural -ries a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family GrossulariaceaeSee also currant (def. 2) the berry of this plant (as modifier)gooseberry jam British informal an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry) Cape gooseberry a tropical American solanaceous plant, Physalis peruviana, naturalized in southern Africa, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berriesSee also ground cherry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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