black currant
the small, round, blackish, edible fruit of a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes nigrum, of the saxifrage family.
the shrub itself.
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How to use black currant in a sentence
So Emmie was duly cosseted by Aunt Jerusha, and given delicious black-currant jelly.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsAt seven he painted the Battle of Waterloo with tiger-lily pollen and black-currant juice, in the absence of water-colours.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyIn the same manner may be made black currant jelly, but allowing sixteen ounces of sugar to a pint of juice.
The Art of Cookery | John MollardLemonade or tamarind tea, with some Syrup of Poppies added, may be freely drunk, or some of the black currant root tea.
Quin′sy-berr′y, the common black-currant; Quin′sy-wort, a small trailing British herb of the madder family.
British Dictionary definitions for blackcurrant
/ (ˌblækˈkʌrənt) /
a N temperate shrub, Ribes nigrum, having red or white flowers and small edible black berries: family Grossulariaceae
the fruit of this shrub
(as modifier): blackcurrant jelly
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