English gooseberry

American  

noun

1. a spiny Eurasian and northern African shrub, Ribes uva-crispa, of the saxifrage family, having green flowers in sparse clusters and acid, bristly green, red, or yellow fruit.

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Example Sentences

I have been present when the English gooseberry and the English strawberry were very highly spoken of, too, but with me this is merely hearsay evidence; we reached England too late for berries.

From Europe Revised by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

The varieties are less important than in most fruits, provided only you get the large varieties of English gooseberry.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

Another fruit, of the species Mesembryanthemum, is of a less pleasing flavour; but one of the same species, resembling the English gooseberry, is said to be delicious.

From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson

I believe these are the berries which Captain Smith compared to the English gooseberry, and called Rawcomens; having, perhaps, seen them only on the bushes, where they are always very sour.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert