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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Example Sentences
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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
In the mountains, the moths feed on plants that produce nectar and stay open at night, including blackcurrant and burning bushes, sand cherry, Russian olive, spiraea and rhubarb.
From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2020
“A lot of kids would never do this kind of work,” said Lewis Hiscox, 24, a recent graduate from Harper Adams University, who was working on the blackcurrant harvester, too.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 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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