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Noun: goosegog  goos-góg [N. Amer], gûz-góg [Brit]
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
    "The goosegog bush produced tart berries perfect for making jam";
    - gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia
     
  2. Currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
    "The goosegog fool was a perfect summer dessert";
    - gooseberry

Derived forms: goosegogs

Type of: bush, currant, shrub

Part of: genus Ribes, Ribes

Encyclopedia: Goosegog