red currant

noun

any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.
the fruit itself.

Origin of red currant

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby red currant

red corpuscle, red count, red crescent, red cross, red cross, international, red currant, red deer, red deer river, red delicious, red devil, red dog

British Dictionary definitions for redcurrant

redcurrant
/ (ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt) /

noun

a N temperate shrub, Ribes rubrum, having greenish flowers and small edible rounded red berries: family Grossulariaceae
  1. the fruit of this shrub
  2. (as modifier)redcurrant jelly