Definition of Currant

1. Noun. Any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams.

Generic synonyms: Berry
Specialized synonyms: Gooseberry, Black Currant, Red Currant

2. Noun. Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants.

3. Noun. Small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking.
Generic synonyms: Raisin

Definition of Currant

1. n. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.

Definition of Currant

1. Noun. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4mm diameter when dried. ¹

2. Noun. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus ''Ribes'', either white, black or red. ¹

3. Noun. A shrub bearing such fruit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Currant

1. an edible berry [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Currant

curns
curny
curpel
curpels
curple
curples
curr
currach
currachs
curragh
curraghs
currajong
currajongs
curran
currans
currant (current term)
currant bun
currant bush
currant jelly clot
currantlike
currants
curranty
currawong
currawongs
curred
currejong
currejongs
currencies
currency
currency-code

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