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Definition of Cherry currant

Cherry currant
Currant Cur"rant (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name from its resemblance to that grape.] 1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery. 2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant. 3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the Ribes rubrum. Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and R. floridum) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit. Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry. Currant borer (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a small clearwing moth ([AE]geria tipuliformis) and a longicorn beetle (Psenocerus supernotatus). Currant worm (Zo["o]l.), an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a spanworm (Eupithecia). Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes (R. aureum), having showy yellow flowers.

Meaning of Cherry currant from wikipedia

- The cherry tomato is a type of small round tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated...
- consists of 14 herbal and fruit ingredients (such as extracts from apple, cherry, currant, or herbal aroma), sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup (2014), and...
- including Bourreria baccata and B. velutina. Common names include cherry, currant tree, poisonberry, ****, and bodywood. World Conservation Monitoring...
- The redcurrant or red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family. It is native to western Europe. The species is widely...
- Amelanchier (/æməˈlænʃɪər/ am-ə-LAN-sheer), also known as shadbush, shadwood or shadblow, serviceberry or sarvisberry (or just sarvis), juneberry, saskatoon...
- leaves of a wide range of plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, cherry, currant, geranium, gr****, maple, oak, poplar, soybean, sweetfern, walnut and...
- (West Indian cherry; Barbados cherry) Achachairú (Bolivian mangosteen; achacha) Ackee Atemoya Avocado (alligator pear) Banana Bengal currant,(Christ's thorn...
- well in a wide range of soils. Common names in English include Bengal currant, Christ's thorn, Carandas plum, Karonda, Karanda and Kanna . The supposed...
- Reverend Belgian-Style Quadrupel Ale - Fruity esters with hints of dark cherry, currants and mol****es. ABV=10% IBU=24. Beer Advocate Rating=86 Salvation Belgian-Style...
- (jam/jelly), cherries, currants, blackberries, gooseberries, soapberries, strawberries Southern interior: blueberries, cranberries, currants, blue huckleberries/bilberry...