a N temperate shrub, Ribes nigrum, having red or white flowers and small edible black berries: family Grossulariaceae the fruit of this shrub
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black′ cur′rant,
- Plant Biologythe small, round, blackish, edible fruit of a widely cultivated shrub, Ribes nigrum, of the saxifrage family.
- Plant Biologythe shrub itself.
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