gooseberry
noun
the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (orR. grossularia ).
gooseberries
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pluralof gooseberry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s mostly fir trees, but Oliver also pointed out cedar, hemlock, maple, cottonwood and alder trees of varying heights as he bushwhacked through Wednesday, plus huckleberries, gooseberries and devil’s club plants.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
In the 1850s, in a determined effort to create a fruit industry for the Southeast, horticulturists began a selective breeding campaign for peaches and other fruits, including wine grapes, pears, apples and gooseberries.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2023
More providentially, the historic records proved to be a culinary gold mine — an Ohlone version of “Joy of Cooking” — brimming with wisdom about chia seeds, venison, gooseberries and other ingredients.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
The once-popular description of New Zealand sauvignon blanc as “cat pee on a gooseberry bush” had Americans flummoxed, because we mostly don’t eat gooseberries.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021
As Mrs. Weidenbach said, gooseberries are tricky things—sour to the taste and spikey with stickers.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
