gooseberry

goose·ber·ry

noun
\ˈgüs-ˌber-ē, ˈgüz-, -b(ə-)rē, chiefly British ˈgu̇z-\

Definition of GOOSEBERRY

1

a : the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the United States and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family) b : a shrub bearing gooseberries

2

: currant 2

Illustration of GOOSEBERRY

First Known Use of GOOSEBERRY

1573

Rhymes with GOOSEBERRY

baneberry, barberry, bayberry, bearberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, cranberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, mulberry, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, unwary, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry