black currant

noun

the small, round, blackish, edible fruit of a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes nigrum, of the saxifrage family.

the shrub itself.

Words nearby black currant

Black Country, black cow, black-crowned night heron, black cuckoo, black cumin, black currant, blackdamp, Black Death, black diamond, black diet, black disc

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Example sentences from the Web for black currant

Talking of black-currant jelly—how beautiful the peaches were on the south wall!
The Fortunes of the Farrells|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Generous jugs of cream softened the tartness of the black-currant pudding or the green-gooseberry tart.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume I (of 2)|Charles G. Harper
Then she smiled quietly, and went off with her black-currant syrup, her lips closely compressed.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile Zola
Red-currant jelly, black-currant jam, and plum jamcan all be used.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne

There is a big field of black-currant bushes beside my garden to the south.
A Hilltop on the Marne|Mildred Aldrich

British Dictionary definitions for black currant

blackcurrant

/ (ˌblækˈkʌrənt) /

noun

a N temperate shrub, Ribes nigrum, having red or white flowers and small edible black berries: family Grossulariaceae

the fruit of this shrub
(as modifier)blackcurrant jelly

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单词	black currant
释义	black currant noun the small, round, blackish, edible fruit of a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes nigrum, of the saxifrage family. the shrub itself. Words nearby black currant Black Country, black cow, black-crowned night heron, black cuckoo, black cumin, black currant, blackdamp, Black Death, black diamond, black diet, black disc Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for black currant Talking of black-currant jelly—how beautiful the peaches were on the south wall! The Fortunes of the Farrells\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey Generous jugs of cream softened the tartness of the black-currant pudding or the green-gooseberry tart. The Old Inns of Old England, Volume I (of 2)\|Charles G. Harper Then she smiled quietly, and went off with her black-currant syrup, her lips closely compressed. The Fat and the Thin\|Emile Zola Red-currant jelly, black-currant jam, and plum jamcan all be used. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery\|A. G. Payne There is a big field of black-currant bushes beside my garden to the south. A Hilltop on the Marne\|Mildred Aldrich British Dictionary definitions for black currant blackcurrant / (ˌblækˈkʌrənt) / noun a N temperate shrub, Ribes nigrum, having red or white flowers and small edible black berries: family Grossulariaceae the fruit of this shrub (as modifier)blackcurrant jelly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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