gooseberry

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgʊzbəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgusˌbɛri, -bəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(go̅o̅s′ber′ē, -bə rē, go̅o̅z′-)

Inflections of 'gooseberry' (n): npl: gooseberries

goose•ber•ry n. [countable], pl. -ries.

Plant Biologythe sour, sometimes prickly fruit of certain shrubs of the saxifrage family.
Plant Biologyany of these shrubs.

goose•ber•ry n., pl. -ries.

Plant Biologythe edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, esp. R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia).
Plant Biologya shrub bearing this fruit.

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gooseberry /ˈɡʊzbərɪ; -brɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family Grossulariaceae See also currant
- the berry of this plant
- (as modifier): gooseberry jam
Brit informal an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry)

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