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Definition of Gooseberries

Gooseberries
Gooseberry Goose"ber*ry, n.; pl. Gooseberries, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr["a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie, fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb["a]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp). The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf. Grossular, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated. 2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith. Barbadoes gooseberry, a climbing prickly shrub (Pereskia aculeata) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. Gooseberry fool. See lst Fool. Gooseberry worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a small moth (Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.

Meaning of Gooseberries from wikipedia

- This includes most supermarket gooseberries, which are often picked before fully ripe to increase shelf life. Gooseberries are also used to flavour beverages...
- cape gooseberries are 85% water, 11% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raw cape gooseberries supply...
- "Gooseberries" (Russian: Крыжовник, romanized: Kryzhovnik) is an 1898 short story by Anton Chekhov, the second one in what has later become known as 'The...
- The common name star gooseberry actually refers to two distinct species of plant: Phyllanthus acidus, the Otaheite gooseberry Sauropus androgynus, the...
- the Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, arbari, West India gooseberry, Grosella,...
- Look up gooseberry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gooseberry most often refers to a cultivated plant from two species of the genus Ribes: Ribes uva-crispa...
- Victor's gooseberry, native to California Missouri gooseberry, Ribes missouriense Santa Cruz Island gooseberry, Ribes thacherianum Gooseberries may also...
- Gooseberry Patch is an American company that publishes cookbooks. It was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, who were neighbors in Delaware...
- on Currants and Gooseberries". Ohioline. Ohio State University Extension. Retrieved 3 August 2020. "Home Fruit Plantings: Gooseberries and Currants". PennState...
- of gooseberry commonly known as wild gooseberry or swamp gooseberry. It is native to Canada and the northern United States. Cultivated gooseberries are...