Indian currant

noun

1

a

: a North American shrub (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)

b

: the red fruit of this shrub resembling a berry

2

: a shrub (Ribes glutinosum) of the Pacific coast of North America with showy racemose red flowers and black fragrant fruit

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