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Ribes (gcide) | Ribes \Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[imac]b[=a]s a
plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many
kinds.
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ribes (wn) | Ribes
n 1: a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native
to northern hemisphere [syn: Ribes, genus Ribes] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
bribes (encz) | bribes,uplácí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
describes (encz) | describes,popisuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
diatribes (encz) | diatribes,slovní útoky Zdeněk Broždiatribes,výpady n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
federation of tribes (encz) | federation of tribes, n: |
prescribes (encz) | prescribes,předepisuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
tribes (encz) | tribes,kmeny n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
tribesman (encz) | tribesman,člen kmenu Zdeněk Brožtribesman,domorodec n: Zdeněk Brož |
tribesmen (encz) | tribesmen,členové kmenu Zdeněk Brož |
tribespeople (encz) | tribespeople,členové kmene Zdeněk Brož |
tribeswoman (encz) | tribeswoman, |
Ribes (gcide) | Ribes \Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[imac]b[=a]s a
plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many
kinds.
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Ribes aureum (gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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Ribes floridum (gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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Ribes Grossularia (gcide) | Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Gooseberries, [Corrupted
for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F.
groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere,
kr[aum]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie
(as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie,
fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[aum]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp).
The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf.
Grossular, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the
edible berries of such shrub. There are several species,
of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly
cultivated.
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2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith.
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Barbadoes gooseberry, a climbing prickly shrub ({Pereskia
aculeata}) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries
resembling gooseberries.
Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola.
Gooseberry fool. See 1st Fool.
Gooseberry worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth
(Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by
eating the interior.
[1913 Webster]Grossulin \Gros"su*lin\, n. [See Grossular.] (Chem.)
A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries
(Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits.
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Ribes nigrum (gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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Ribes rubrum (gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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federation of tribes (wn) | federation of tribes
n 1: a federation (as of American Indians) [syn: tribe,
federation of tribes] |
genus ribes (wn) | genus Ribes
n 1: a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native
to northern hemisphere [syn: Ribes, genus Ribes] |
lost tribes (wn) | Lost Tribes
n 1: the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity
in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah
and Benjamin) |
ribes grossularia (wn) | Ribes grossularia
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, {Ribes
grossularia}] |
ribes nigrum (wn) | Ribes nigrum
n 1: widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic
berries [syn: black currant, European black currant,
Ribes nigrum] |
ribes rubrum (wn) | Ribes rubrum
n 1: cultivated European current bearing small edible red
berries [syn: red currant, garden current, {Ribes
rubrum}] |
ribes sanguineum (wn) | Ribes sanguineum
n 1: a flowering shrub [syn: winter currant, {Ribes
sanguineum}] |
ribes sativum (wn) | Ribes sativum
n 1: garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {white
currant}, Ribes sativum] |
ribes uva-crispa (wn) | Ribes uva-crispa
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, {Ribes
grossularia}] |
tribes of israel (wn) | Tribes of Israel
n 1: twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally
descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn:
Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel] |
tribesman (wn) | tribesman
n 1: someone who lives in a tribe |
twelve tribes of israel (wn) | Twelve Tribes of Israel
n 1: twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally
descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn:
Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel] |
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