white currant

English
A cluster of white currant berries

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/, /ˈwaɪtkʌɹənt/

Noun

white currant (plural white currants)

  1. A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.
  2. The white translucent edible berry of this bush.

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