native currant

noun

: any of several Australian trees bearing small edible acid berries resembling currants: such as

a

: a tree (Coprosma billardieri)

b

: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Leptomeria (family Santalaceae)

c

: blueberry sense 2a(1)

d

: black nightshade

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