Gooseberry Definition
go͝osbĕrē, -bə-rē, go͝oz-
gooseberries
noun
gooseberries
A small, sour berry used in making preserves, pies, etc.: it resembles a currant but is larger.
Webster's New World
Any of various prickly shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family which produce gooseberries.
Webster's New World
The fruit of any of these plants.
American Heritage
Any of several plants bearing similar fruit.
American Heritage
(chiefly UK) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Ribes grossularia
- Ribes uva-crispa
- gooseberry bush
Other Word Forms of Gooseberry
Noun
Singular:
gooseberry
Plural:
gooseberriesOrigin of Gooseberry
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From goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.
From Wiktionary
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goose (probably shortening and alteration by folk-etymology of French groseille gooseberry grossularite) berry
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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