red currant

== English == === Alternative forms === redcurrant, red-currant === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛdˌkɜɹənt/, /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/ === Noun === red currant (plural red currants) A deciduous shrub, Ribes rubrum, native to western Europe; any of certain cultivars of the shrub. The bright red translucent edible berry of this plant. 1995, Elizabeth Howard, Casting Off, Cazalet Chronicles, Book 4, 2006, unnumbered page, Her mouth was pale red and translucent, like the skin of a redcurrant. ==== Synonyms ==== (berry): garnetberry, wineberry (UK, obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== redcurrant jelly ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== currant blackcurrant white currant === References === red currant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ribes rubrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ribes rubrum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons