: the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the U.S. and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)
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There are often herbaceous qualities, such as gooseberry, fresh-cut grass, or green bell pepper.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Excavations of sites in Wyoming have shown that the Chinese population there grew crops as varied as carrots, gooseberries, eggplant, and pumpkin, and raised chickens, pigs, and goats; some even had horses.—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Beautiful flavors that include nectarines, grapefruit, gooseberries, pineapple, menthol and golden syrup.—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Standout ingredients responsible for these benefits include bamboo sap water, green tea extract, gooseberry, and jackfruit extract — forming a natural dream team of sorts.—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gooseberry
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