gooseberry
1. [ noun ] (botany) spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
Synonyms: Ribes_uva-crispa Ribes_grossularia gooseberry_bush
Related terms: shrub Ribes
2. [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
Related terms: currant
Similar spelling:   gossiper