black currant
noun
: a European perennial currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing aromatic edible black berries that are used especially in flavoring liqueur (such as cassis)
also
: the fruit
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Packed with essential fatty acids, black currant oil nourishes and strengthens your skin’s barrier.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
Notes: berries, black currant, rose Apotheke Bitter Cherry Classic Candle
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Cherry, arguably the sexiest of all fruits, is the main character here, made only more alluring with its bitter complexity.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
This cream prioritizes natural ingredients like sandalwood, rose, and black currant over chemical ones for a gentler formula.
—Jessie Quinn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Generous, soft, beautifully enticing cloudy light aromas of cherries, pumpernickel bread, black currants, black berries and a country lane in spring.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
Notes: berries, black currant, rose Apotheke Bitter Cherry Classic Candle
$46
Anthropologie
$48
Apotheke
Cherry, arguably the sexiest of all fruits, is the main character here, made only more alluring with its bitter complexity.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
This cream prioritizes natural ingredients like sandalwood, rose, and black currant over chemical ones for a gentler formula.
—Jessie Quinn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Generous, soft, beautifully enticing cloudy light aromas of cherries, pumpernickel bread, black currants, black berries and a country lane in spring.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Black currant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20currant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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