gooseberry bush

gooseberry bush

n 1. (Plants) See gooseberry¹ 2. under a gooseberry bush used humorously in answering children's questions regarding their birth

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gooseberry bush - spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berriesgooseberry, Ribes grossularia, Ribes uva-crispagooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jelliesgenus Ribes, Ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemispherebush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems