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Black currant

noun

Widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries. Synonyms: European black currant, Ribes nigrum.

Small black berries used in jams and jellies.

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... day of my holiday I was obliged, of course, to devote to Mrs. Hoggarty. My aunt was excessively gracious; and by way of a treat brought out a couple of bottles of the black currant, of which she made me drink the greater part. At night when all the ladies assembled at her party had gone off with their pattens and their maids, Mrs. Hoggarty, who had made a signal to me to stay, first blew out three of the wax candles in the drawing-room, ...

— The History of Samuel Titmarsh - and the Great Hoggarty Diamond • William Makepeace Thackeray

Words linked to "Black currant" : Ribes nigrum, currant bush, currant, Ribes, genus Ribes, European black currant