golden currant

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noun

a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.

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Origin of golden currant

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby golden currant

golden calf, golden chain, golden circle, golden club, golden-crowned kinglet, golden currant, Golden Delicious, goldendoodle, golden eagle, golden eardrops, goldeneye

How to use golden currant in a sentence

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The Second Republic was also considered the another golden age for Korean Cinema.
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And the series was implausibly shut out by both the Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
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Congratulations on your Golden Globe nomination for Best Director.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
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Centurus aurifrons dubius (Cabot): Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
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No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
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He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
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And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
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