Grossularia

See also: grossularia

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin grossulus (“small, unripe fig”) +‎ -aria (ending used to form names of plants). Superficially resembles, and may have been inspired by, French groseille (“redcurrant”).

Proper noun

Grossularia f

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Ribes (“flowering plant genus”)
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Grossulariaceae – Ribes subg. Grossularia.

Derived terms
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