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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024goose•ber•ry /ˈgusˌbɛri, -bəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - Plant Biologythe sour, sometimes prickly fruit of certain shrubs of the saxifrage family.
- Plant Biologyany of these shrubs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024goose•ber•ry (go̅o̅s′ber′ē, -bə rē, go̅o̅z′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Plant Biologythe edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, esp. R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia).
- Plant Biologya shrub bearing this fruit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gooseberry /ˈɡʊzbərɪ -brɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family Grossulariaceae
- the berry of this plant
- (as modifier): gooseberry jam
- Brit informal an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry)
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