1. Spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
   "The Ribes grossularia bush produced tart berries perfect for making jam";
   - gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, goosegog [Brit, informal]

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Ribes, Ribes

Encyclopedia: Ribes grossularia