GOOSEBERRY FAMILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gooseberry family mean? 

• GOOSEBERRY FAMILY (noun)
  The noun GOOSEBERRY FAMILY has 1 sense:

1. in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOOSEBERRY FAMILY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Grossulariaceae; gooseberry family; Grossulariaceae

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

plant family (a family of plants)

Meronyms (members of "gooseberry family"):

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

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

order Rosales; Rosales (in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae)