Plural of gooseberry
regular plural
The plural of gooseberry is gooseberries.
Forms of gooseberry
| Singular | gooseberry /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gooseberries |
| Countable | countable |
Gooseberries in a sentence
- We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.
- Blackcurrants and redcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries and rhubarb grow amongst viburnums, hollyhocks, sweet williams, forsythia, and a medlar.1989, Mirabel Osler, A Gentle Plea for Chaos, published 2011, page 173. From the entry red currant
- This white wine exudes flavors of grapefruit, lemon and gooseberries.2019 April 3, Nicole Carbon, “As sun shines more, so do these wines”, in Sun Coast Lifestyles: Health & Leisure (Port Charlotte Sun), Port…. From the entry quenchy
- Sometimes called Chinese gooseberries, these brown fuzzy-skinned fruits will be soft to the touch, like an avocado, when ripe.1969, “Guide to Buying Fruit”, in “Buying, Storing, and Preparing”, in Better Homes and Gardens Salad Book, New York, N.Y.; Des Moines…. From the entry kiwi fruit
- She did not seem too happy to see us at first, but relaxed after she had shown us round their garden and we had tasted redcurrants and gooseberries.2007, Michael Riisager, Letters to Kaia: Adventures of a Danish Boy in England During World War II and After, page 224. From the entry red currant
Meaning of gooseberry
- noun A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- noun Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- noun Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and hybrids between this and others in the genus Actinidia.
Questions about the plural of gooseberry
- What is the plural of gooseberry?
- The plural of gooseberry is gooseberries.
- Is gooseberry countable?
- Gooseberry is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gooseberry (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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