red currant

Thân thiện

A gardener picks a cluster of red currants from a bush.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, round, red berry: A red currant is a small, tart, edible red berry that grows in clusters on a shrub.
   • The shrub bearing these berries: "Red currant" also refers to the deciduous shrub (genus Ribes) that produces these berries.

Usage Examples

• Noun (referring to the berry):
  • She picked a handful of ripe red currants from the bush.
  • The recipe calls for two cups of fresh red currants.
• Noun (referring to the plant):
  • We planted a red currant in the garden last spring.
  • The red currant is thriving in the sunny spot.

Advanced Usage

• "Red currant" as a modifier: The term is often used attributively to describe products made from the berry.
  • She served the meat with a red currant sauce.
  • I bought a jar of red currant jelly.

Variants and Related Words

• White currant: A cultivar of the same species () producing pale yellow, translucent berries.
• Black currant: A different, closely related species () producing dark purple-black berries with a stronger flavor.
• Currant (general): Can refer to the dried fruit from a small seedless grape (Zante currant), which is unrelated to red, white, or black currants.

Synonyms

• Berry: A general term for a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit.
• Fruit: The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed.

Related Phrases

• Red currant bush: A common phrase specifying the plant itself.
  • The red currant bush needs to be pruned in the winter.
• Red currant jam/jelly: Common compounds describing preserves made from the fruit.
  • This scone is delicious with red currant jelly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
2. cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries

Từ đồng nghĩa

• garden current
• Ribes rubrum