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white currant

/waɪtˈkʌɹənt/

white currant noun: a deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.

white currant: a deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though...
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Noun

white currant (plural white currants)

  1. A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.
  2. The white translucent edible berry of this bush.

Forms of white currant

pluralwhite currants
alternative formwhitecurrant
alternative formwhite-currant

Questions about white currant

What does white currant mean?
White currant means a deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.
What part of speech is white currant?
White currant is a noun.
How do you pronounce white currant?
White currant is pronounced /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/.
What is the plural of white currant?
The plural of white currant is white currants.

Words near white currant in the dictionary

  1. white crop
  2. white crops
  3. white cross
  4. white crosses
  5. White Crown
  6. white currant
  7. white currants
  8. White Day
  9. White Deer
  10. white devil
  11. white devils

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