genus of about 150 species of shrubs of two distinct groups, the currants and the gooseberries, constituting the family Grossulariaceae (often ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/45
Ri'bes noun [ New Latin ; confer Danish ribs , and Arabic rībās a plant with an acid juice.] (Botany) A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/79