Gooseberry
Definition of Gooseberry
Goose´ber`ry
n.
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
.
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
1st
Fool
.
Gooseberry worm
(Zool.)
the
larva
of a
small
moth
(
Dakruma
convolutella
). It
destroys
the
gooseberry
by
eating
the
interior
.
Related Words
bush
,
genus
Ribes
,
gooseberry
bush
,
Ribes
,
Ribes
grossularia
,
Ribes
uva-crispa
,
shrub
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