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golden currant

American  

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of golden currant

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

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River Partners plants many species — trees like cottonwood and black willow, shrubs like golden currant and valley elderberry and a variety of grasses — all of which can recover after being underwater for months.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2018

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