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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Hiking through the Wishbone area last summer, advocates noted cedar, hemlock, maple, cottonwood and alder trees, as well as huckleberries, gooseberries and devil’s club plants.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Spicy green mango is a staple of achar throughout India, though you'll also find achars made from carrots, gooseberries, lemons and limes while scouring the country's infinite, technicolor markets.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2023
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
Wash the gooseberries and cut off the little brown tops.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
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
