Currant — may refer to: Plants Ribes, genus of berry plants, e.g. blackcurrant, redcurrant Zante currant, dried Black Corinth grapes; smaller than raisins Currant tomato, Solanum pimpinellifolium, small tomato species Currant tree, Amelanchier canadensis,… … Wikipedia
currant — UK [ˈkʌrənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms currant : singular currant plural currants 1) a small dark dried fruit often used in cakes a currant bun 2) a small round fruit that may be red, black, or white, and grows on a currant bush currant… … English dictionary
bush */*/ — UK [bʊʃ] / US noun Word forms bush : singular bush plural bushes 1) [countable] a plant that is smaller than a tree and has a lot of thin branches growing close together a holly/rose/currant bush 2) the bush areas in hot countries like Australia… … English dictionary
bush*/*/ — [bʊʃ] noun 1) [C] a plant that is smaller than a tree and has a lot of thin branches a holly/rose/currant bush[/ex] 2) the bush [singular] wild areas in hot places like Australia and Africa that are not used for growing crops … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
currant — cur|rant [ kʌrənt ] noun count a small round fruit that may be red, black, or white, and grows on a currant bush … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Currant — Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Currant borer — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Currant worm — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bush fruit — noun 1. : a small fruit growing on a woody bush (as the currant and gooseberry) 2. : a plant producing bush fruit compare cane fruit … Useful english dictionary
currant moth — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
