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GOOSEBERRY BUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gooseberry bush mean? 

GOOSEBERRY BUSH (noun)
  The noun GOOSEBERRY BUSH has 1 sense:

1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berriesplay

  Familiarity information: GOOSEBERRY BUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOOSEBERRY BUSH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gooseberry; gooseberry bush; Ribes grossularia; Ribes uva-crispa

Hypernyms ("gooseberry bush" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Meronyms (parts of "gooseberry bush"):

gooseberry (currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies)

Holonyms ("gooseberry bush" is a member of...):

genus Ribes; Ribes (a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere)


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