black currant
Americannoun
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the small, round, blackish, edible fruit of a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes nigrum, of the saxifrage family.
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the shrub itself.
Example Sentences
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This red blend offers pipe tobacco and anise notes on the palate with shades of black currant.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Consider the French Kir Royale, which consists of just black currant liqueur and champagne—it's almost always served neat.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2023
Ms. Petach describes a fresh black currant as a decidedly unfruity fruit.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
For a Zinfandel parallel, Jukes 6 bursts with dark berries like blackberry and black currant, and is sweet, tart, and just a tiny bit bitter in all the right amounts.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2021
Now he watched the purple recede blotchily from Uncle Vernon’s face, making it look like badly mixed black currant ice cream.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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