BLACK CURRANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small black berries used in jams and jellies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("black currant" is a kind of...):

currant (any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams)

Holonyms ("black currant" is a part of...):

black currant; European black currant; Ribes nigrum (widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries)

Meaning:

Widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries

Synonyms:

black currant; European black currant; Ribes nigrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("black currant" is a kind of...):

currant; currant bush (any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants)

Meronyms (parts of "black currant"):

black currant (small black berries used in jams and jellies)

Holonyms ("black currant" is a member of...):

genus Ribes; Ribes (a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere)