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blackcurrant

/ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/US/ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/

blackcurrant noun: a shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.

blackcurrant: a shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries
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Noun

blackcurrant (plural blackcurrants)

  1. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
    • Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) are frequent but alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) a common constituent of East Anglian carr is very rare.1993, R. D. Davidson, 19: The vegetation of Lough Neagh wetlands, R.B. Wood, R.V. Smith (editors), Lough Neagh: The Ecology of a Multipurpose Water Resource, Monographae Biologicae: Volume 69, page...
    • Blackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice.2003, European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, ESCOP Monographs: The Scientific Foundation for Herbal Medicinal Products, page 426
  2. The berry borne by this shrub.
    • Their wines are intense and elegant, tasting of blackcurrants and made to be aged.2003, Maria Villegas, Kay Halsey, Sarah Randell, A Little Taste of France, page 120
    • Blackcurrant jam is easy, but this year I have left the blackcurrants so long that they are sweet and ripe enough to eat raw: delicious rolled in a crunch of granulated sugar.2011, Katherine Swift, The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden, page 222
    Synonyms:
    black

blackcurrant meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

blackcurrant in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

blackcurrant in Kannada

ಕಪ್ಪು ಒಣದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ

blackcurrant in Arabic

shrub
كِشْمِش أَسْوَد kišmiš ʔaswad, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab, عِنَب الذِّئْب ʕinab aḏ-ḏiʔb
berry
كِشْمِش أَسْوَد kišmiš ʔaswad, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab, عِنَب الذِّئْب ʕinab aḏ-ḏiʔb

Synonyms of blackcurrant

Forms of blackcurrant

pluralblackcurrants
alternative formblack currant
alternative formblack-currant

Origin of blackcurrant

From black + currant.

Words formed from blackcurrant

Questions about blackcurrant

What does blackcurrant mean?
Blackcurrant means a shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
What is blackcurrant in Tamil?
Blackcurrant in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Blackcurrant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blackcurrant?
Blackcurrant is a noun.
How do you pronounce blackcurrant?
Blackcurrant is pronounced /ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of blackcurrant?
The plural of blackcurrant is blackcurrants.

Words near blackcurrant in the dictionary

  1. blackclad
  2. blackcoat
  3. blackcoats
  4. blackcock
  5. blackcocks
  6. blackcurrant
  7. blackcurrants
  8. blackcurranty
  9. blackdamp
  10. blackdamps
  11. blackdar

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