Definition of gooseberry Gooseberry
/guˈsbɛˌɹi/ - [gusberee] - goose•ber•ry
We found 14 definitions of gooseberry from 8 different sources.
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What does gooseberry mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: gooseberries |
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| gooseberry - spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries | ||
| gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| genus ribes, ribes a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere | ||
| gooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies | ||
| currant any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gooseberry (a.)
Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated. - gooseberry (a.)
A silly person; a goose cap.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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gooseberry
An additional person that is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation. -
gooseberry
Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries. -
gooseberry
Currant-like, yellow-green or red-purple berry used primarily in jams and jellies.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gooseberry
gōōz′ber-i, n. the berry or fruit of a shrub of the same name.—Play gooseberry, to accompany lovers, &c., for propriety. [Prof. Skeat says goose- is for grose- or groise-, which appears in O. Fr. groisele, grosele, gooseberry, Scot. grossart, from the Mid. High Ger. krus (Ger. kraus), crisp, curled.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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gooseberry
He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who, by force or threats, suddenly puts an end to a riot or disturbance.
Wikipedia 
- The gooseberry is a type of fruit. It has a greenish color. It looks like an ungrown clementine. It belongs to the same family as the currant.
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🔤- gooseberry, noun, singular of gooseberries.
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