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.
Words nearby gooseberry
goose grease,
goose pimples,
goose skin,
goose step,
goose-step,
gooseberry,
gooseberry bush,
gooseberry stone,
goosefish,
gooseflesh,
goosefoot
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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 Grossulariaceae
See 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 berries
See also ground cherry