flowering currant

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an ornamental shrub, Ribes sanguineum, growing to 2 to 3 metres (6 to 9ft) in height, with red, crimson, yellow, or white flowers: family Saxifragaceae

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Words nearby flowering currant

floweret, flower fly, flower girl, flower head, flowering, flowering currant, flowering dogwood, flowering flax, flowering maple, flowering moss, flowering plant

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How to use flowering currant in a sentence

Green plants in pre-flowering stages may contain significant protein but not fat.
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She is a young television mogul, actress, comedy writer, and flowering feminist in the public eye.
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But the other side of the coin would be, inevitably, the flowering of crime and corruption around the gambling business.
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Things like “excessive napping” and “wall flowering” are penalized.
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I look forward to an even richer intellectual flowering in the months ahead.
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She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
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Almost any other kind of shrub'd have died long ago, neglected as things have been, but you can't kill a currant bush.
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Wreaths, bouquets, baskets, and flowering-plants in moss-covered pots.
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I wanted you to make calls with me and to help me with the currant jelly and to put those button-holes into my linen wrapper.
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Flowering shrubs in pots were ranged up these steps, while the sides of the porch proper were crammed with them.
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