"currant" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams (synset 107760222)
is a type of: berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
subtypes:
- gooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- black currant - small black berries used in jams and jellies
- red currant - small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants (synset 112825906)
is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
subtypes:
- garden current, red currant, ribes rubrum - cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
- black currant, european black currant, ribes nigrum - widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
- ribes sativum, white currant - garden currant bearing small white berries
- ribes sanguineum, winter currant - a flowering shrub
belongs to: genus ribes, ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere

same as: currant bush
Small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California;
Used in cooking (synset 107768942)
is a type of: raisin - dried grape