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Definition of currant

any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

Similar Words: currant bush

Hyponyms: gooseberry, black currant, red currant, garden current, Ribes rubrum, European black currant, Ribes nigrum, white currant, Ribes sativum, winter currant, Ribes sanguineum

Member Meronyms: Ribes, genus Ribes

Language Translations:
Dutch: aalbes		Finnish: herukka
French: groseille		German: Johannisbeere
Italian: ribes		Polish: porzeczka
Russian: смородина		Slovene: ribez
Spanish: grosella		Swedish: vinbär

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