blackcurrant
Britishnoun
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a N temperate shrub, Ribes nigrum , having red or white flowers and small edible black berries: family Grossulariaceae
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the fruit of this shrub
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( as modifier )
blackcurrant jelly
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Barbera d'Asti, "traditionally dominated by notes of cherry and plum, is increasingly evolving toward more concentrated aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant", Garberoglio said after a tasting.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A Labour MP has recalled the moment she was almost thrown out of an Irish pub for requesting blackcurrant cordial with a Guinness.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
Other bakers formed a traditional cigar-shaped snap and filled them with varied cream fillings: blackcurrant and crème de cassis, orange blossom and pistachio, and coffee.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2021
Kir drank his Aligoté with a floater of the local blackcurrant liqueur called crème de cassis, resulting in the classic French aperitif that now bears his name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
A warm wind stroked Tristran's face: it smelled like peppermint, and blackcurrant leaves, and red, ripe plums; and the enormity of what he had done descended on Tristran Thorn.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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