blackcurrant

== English == === Alternative forms === black currant, black-currant === Etymology === From black +‎ currant. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/ === Noun === blackcurrant (plural blackcurrants) A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries. 1993, R. D. Davidson, 19: The vegetation of Lough Neagh wetlands, R.B. Wood, R.V. Smith (editors), Lough Neagh: The Ecology of a Multipurpose Water Resource, Monographae Biologicae: Volume 69, page 487, Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) are frequent but alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) a common constituent of East Anglian carr is very rare. The berry borne by this shrub. ==== Synonyms ==== black (chiefly in drinks) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === blackcurrant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ribes nigrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ribes nigrum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons