English > Ribes: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere. |
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| Synonym | genus Ribes |
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| Member of | Grossulariaceae, family Grossulariaceae, gooseberry family | In some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae |
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| Members | black currant, European black currant, Ribes nigrum | Widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries |
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| currant, currant bush | Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants |
| gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia | Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries |
| red currant, garden current, Ribes rubrum | cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries |
| white currant, Ribes sativum | garden currant bearing small white berries |
| winter currant, Ribes sanguineum | A flowering shrub |
| Broader | plant genus | A genus of plants |
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| Spanish | genus ribes, ribes |
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| Catalan | genus ribes, ribes, Ribes |
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