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A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
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- (noun) A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- (noun) Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
- (noun) Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Meanings
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noun A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
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noun Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
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noun Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
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noun (British slang) A chaperone.
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noun An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
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noun (British slang) A fool.
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noun (British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
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noun (British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
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Synonyms
fifth wheel
goosegog
third wheel
Summary
A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- (noun) A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- (noun) Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
- (noun) Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
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