Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ribes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ribes \Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[=i]b[=a]s a
plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many
kinds.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ribes
n : a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native
to northern hemisphere [syn: {Ribes}, {genus Ribes}]
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