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Definition of "gooseberry" []

  • A spiny European shrub (Ribes uva-crispa) having lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible greenish to yellow or red berries. (noun)
  • The fruit of this plant. (noun)
  • Any of several plants bearing similar fruit. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gooseberry" in a sentence
  • "It was reported that while acting as "gooseberry" -- a role usually assigned to her -- between Virginia Piper and an exceptionally timid young surveyor, during a ramble she conceived a rare sentiment of humanity towards the unhappy man."
  • "I also scored some interesting looking IKEA jam, gooseberry, which is a favorite of mine, and cloudberry, which I have never yet tasted."
  • "The line of intensive-treatment products, designed to repair dehydrated and damaged hair, has a secret ingredient: Indian gooseberry, which is rarely used in products sold in the United States."