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GOOSEBERRY BUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
Synonyms:
gooseberry; gooseberry bush; Ribes grossularia; Ribes uva-crispa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gooseberry bush" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Meronyms (parts of "gooseberry bush"):
gooseberry (currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies)
Holonyms ("gooseberry bush" is a member of...):
genus Ribes; Ribes (a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere)