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Gooseberry

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounA fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
"We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year."
2.NounAny other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
3.NounAny of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar: Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and hybrids between this and others in the genus Actinidia Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla. Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida) Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant star gooseberry Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
4.NounChinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and hybrids between this and others in the genus Actinidia
5.NounIndian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
6.NounCeylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
7.NounBarbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
8.NounLong Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
9.NounJamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
10.Nounstar gooseberry Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
11.NounOtaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
12.NounKatuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
13.NounPhysalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
14.NounCape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
15.Nounpoison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
16.NounA chaperone.
17.NounAn additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
"Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry."
18.NounA fool.
19.NounA fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
20.NounA testicle.
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