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currant

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: currant

1
 n
any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
2
 n
small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: currant
1

n any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

Types:
gooseberry
currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
black currant
small black berries used in jams and jellies
red currant
small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
Type of:
berry
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

n any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

Synonyms:
currant bush
Types:
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Ribes rubrum, garden current, red currant
cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
European black currant, Ribes nigrum, black currant
widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
Ribes sativum, white currant
garden currant bearing small white berries
Ribes sanguineum, winter currant
a flowering shrub
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2

n small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

Type of:
raisin
dried grape
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