1) Berry 2) Berry for jelly 3) Cassis flavorer 4) Dried grape 5) Fruit for jelly 6) French word used in English 7) Modern-sounding fruit 8) Picked up fresh fruit 9) Raisin cousin 10) Seedless raisin 11) Small dried grape 12) Small raisin 13) Tangy pie fruit 14) The shrub itself 15) Type of berry 16) Used in cooking
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1) Berry
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• (n.) A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery. • (n.) The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant. • (n.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); ...
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This fruit gets its name from Corinth, a once famous city of ancient Greece, where currants were cultivated and exported in considerable quantities. It is related to the gooseberry and there are black, red, and white currents. The black ones are generally used for preserves, syrups, and liqueurs (such as cassis), while the red and white berries ......
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shrub of the genus Ribes of the gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae), the piquant, juicy berries of which are used chiefly in jams and jellies. There ... [1 related articles]
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This fruit is a tiny berry from the gooseberry family. There are black, red, and white currants. Black ones are used in syrups and liqueurs; red and white ones are eaten and used in some preserves and sauces.
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This fruit is a tiny berry from the gooseberry family. There are black, red, and white currants. Black ones are used in syrups and liqueurs; red and white ones are eaten and used in some preserves and sauces.
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Cur'rant noun [ French
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 its resemblance to that grape.]
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Currant is the name of two well-known shrubs of the order Grossulariaceae, cultivated in gardens for their fruit. The red currant, Ribes rubrum, the fruit of which is used principally for tarts and jellies, is a native of southern Europe, Asia, and North America. The white currant is a cultivated variety of the red, and is used chiefly for dessert ...
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n] - any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants 2. [n] - small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California 3. [n] - any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
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currant bush noun any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
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Berry of a small seedless variety of cultivated grape (
Vitis vinifera). Currants are grown on a large scale in Greece and California and are dried for use in cooking and baking. Because of the similarity of the fruit, the name `currant` is also given to several species of shrubs (genus
Ribes, family G...
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The acidulous berry of a shrub, usually dried.
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a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery. · the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes. · the shrub itself. · any of various similar fruits or shrubs.
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