English noun: currant |
1. | currant (food) any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams |
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| Broader (hypernym) | berry |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | black currant, gooseberry, red currant |
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2. | currant (plant) any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants |
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| Synonyms | currant bush |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | black currant, European black currant, garden current, red currant, Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum, Ribes sanguineum, Ribes sativum, white currant, winter currant |
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| Member meronym | genus Ribes, Ribes |
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3. | currant (food) small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking |
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| Broader (hypernym) | raisin |
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