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RIBES UVA-CRISPA

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Meaning:

Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

Synonyms:

gooseberry; gooseberry bush; Ribes grossularia; Ribes uva-crispa

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ribes uva-crispa" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Meronyms (parts of "Ribes uva-crispa"):

gooseberry (currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies)

Holonyms ("Ribes uva-crispa" is a member of...):

genus Ribes; Ribes (a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere)

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