- prickly gooseberry
- noun
: a wild gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
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prickly gooseberry
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Gooseberry — Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gooseberry fool — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gooseberry worm — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gooseberry — [go͞os′ber΄ē, go͞os′bə rē; go͞oz′ber΄ē, go͞oz′bə rē] n. pl. gooseberries [as if < GOOSE + BERRY, but prob. folk etym. form for * grose berie, akin to dial. grosel, gooseberry (< Fr groseille), Du kruisbezie, Ger krausbeere] 1. a small, sour … English World dictionary
gooseberry — /goohs ber ee, beuh ree, goohz /, n., pl. gooseberries. 1. the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, esp. R. uva crispa (or R. grossularia). 2. a shrub… … Universalium
gooseberry — noun Date: 1573 1. a. the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the United States and R. uva crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gooseberry — /ˈgʊzbəri / (say goozbuhree), / bri/ (say bree) noun (plural gooseberries) 1. the small, edible, acid, globular fruit or berry of certain prevailingly prickly shrubs of the genus Ribes, especially R. grossularia. 2. the shrub itself. –phrase 3.… …
gooseberry cucumber — agrastinis melionas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Cucumis myriocarpus), paplitęs Afrikoje, kitur – auginamas. atitikmenys: lot. Cucumis myriocarpus angl. gooseberry cucumber; paddy melon; … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
prickly paddy melon — agrastinis melionas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Cucumis myriocarpus), paplitęs Afrikoje, kitur – auginamas. atitikmenys: lot. Cucumis myriocarpus angl. gooseberry cucumber; paddy melon; … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
gooseberry — goose•ber•ry [[t]ˈgusˌbɛr i, bə ri, ˈguz [/t]] n. pl. ries 1) pln the sour, sometimes prickly fruit of certain shrubs of the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family 2) pln any of these shrubs • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
