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Definition of Ribes Grossularia

Ribes Grossularia
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.
Ribes Grossularia
Grossulin Gros"su*lin, n. [See Grossular.] (Chem.) A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits.

Meaning of Ribes Grossularia from wikipedia

- High German krus ('curl, crisped'), in Latin as grossularia (also the name of its subgenus within Ribes). However, the Oxford English Dictionary takes...
- subgenera; Ribes (sections Ribes, Heretiera, Berisia) Coreosma, Calobotrya (sections Calobotrya, Cerophyllum), Symphocalyx, Grossularioides, Grossularia, Parilla...
- genetic material from the gooseberry (Ribes grossularia), the redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) and the flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum). The resulting offspring...
- (1894) 79. Berkeley, CA "Plant Name Details for Ribes amarum". IPNI. Retrieved July 22, 2010. NRCS. "Ribes amarum". PLANTS Database. United States Department...
- Ribes californi****, with the common name hillside gooseberry, is a North American species of currant. It is endemic to California. Ribes californi**** is...
- 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...
- Details for Ribes hirtellum var. inerme". IPNI. Retrieved July 22, 2010.  North American Flora Ribes inerme"Plant Name Details for Grossularia inermis"....
- Ribes divaricatum is a species in the genus Ribes found in the forests, woodlands, and coastal scrub of western North America from British Columbia to...
- of gooseberries). The berries of those in the genus Ribes (sometimes placed in the genus Grossularia) are edible and may be green, orange, red, purple,...
- Europaea: Ribes alpinum query results". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved August 20, 2009. Wilde Planten in Nederlane en België, Ribes alpinum in...