Redcurrants are very small, bright red berries that grow in bunches on a bush and can be eaten as a fruit or cooked to make a sauce for meat. The bush on which they grow can also be called a redcurrant.
[British]
...roast lamb and redcurrant jelly.
redcurrant in British English
(ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt)
noun
1.
a N temperate shrub, Ribes rubrum, having greenish flowers and small edible rounded red berries: family Grossulariaceae
2.
a.
the fruit of this shrub
b.
(as modifier)
redcurrant jelly
Examples of 'redcurrant' in a sentence
redcurrant
Drink it with turkey and you won't need redcurrant jelly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
STEP 3 Stir in the redcurrant jelly and adjust seasoning to taste.
The Sun (2016)
TIP IF you prefer, use cranberry jelly instead of redcurrant jelly.
The Sun (2016)
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redcurrant
British English: redcurrant /ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt/ NOUN
Redcurrants are very small, bright red berries that grow in bunches on a bush and can be eaten as a fruit or cooked to make a sauce for meat.