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

The stock used is the flowering currant, Ribes aureum, which forms a sufficiently strong and upright growth for this purpose.
Dwarf Fruit Trees|F. A. Waugh
Ivy leaves do well, leaves of the black or red currant or gooseberry bushes are better, and the flowering currant better still.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous
The Flowering Currant is a delightful shrub, and one that anyone can grow, and one that will flourish anywhere.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford
The little gardens were bright with daffodils, mezereon, and flowering currant.
A Popular Schoolgirl|Angela Brazil

The ever-prevailing flowering currant lit the landscape with a hue of roses.
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye