blackcurrant
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blackcurrant
- /ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/ UK
- /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/ US
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From black + currant.
noun blackcurrants · black currant · black-currant
- 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 (
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The berry borne by this shrub.
Their wines are intense and elegant, tasting of blackcurrants and made to be aged.
Similar: black
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noun shrub
| Español | grosellero negro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 黑加侖 /黑加仑 hēijiālún, 黑醋栗 hēicùlì |
| Kiswahili | mtunda bukini mweusi |
| Português | groselheira negra |
| Français | cassissier, groseillier noir |
| Deutsch | Aalbeere, schwarze Johannisbeere, schwarze Ribisel |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκοσταφυλιά fragkostafyliá |
| Русский | чёрная сморо́дина čórnaja smoródina |
| العربية | كِشْمِش أَسْوَد kišmiš ʔaswad, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab, عِنَب الذِّئْب ʕinab aḏ-ḏiʔb |
noun berry
| Español | grosella negra, casis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 블랙커런트 beullaek'keoreonteu |
| 日本語 | カシス kashisu, クロスグリ kurosuguri |
| 中文 | 黑加侖 /黑加仑 hēijiālún, 黑醋栗 hēicùlì |
| Kiswahili | tunda bukini jeusi |
| Português | groselha negra |
| Français | cassis |
| Deutsch | Aalbeere, schwarze Johannisbeere, schwarze Ribisel |
| Italiano | ribes nero |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκοστάφυλο fragkostáfylo |
| Русский | чёрная сморо́дина čórnaja smoródina |
| العربية | كِشْمِش أَسْوَد kišmiš ʔaswad, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab, عِنَب الذِّئْب ʕinab aḏ-ḏiʔb |
| עברית | עִנְּבֵי שׁוּעָל invē shu'ál |
Talk about this word "blackcurrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blackcurrant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blackcurrant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blackcurrant "blackcurrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blackcurrant.Cite this
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title = {blackcurrant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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