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gooseberry

Syllabification: (goose·ber·ry)

Pronunciation: /ˈgo͞osˌberē/

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Definition of gooseberry

noun (plural gooseberries)

1a round edible yellowish-green or reddish berry with a thin translucent hairy skin.

2the thorny shrub that bears the gooseberry.
- Ribes grossularia, family Grossulariaceae

Origin:

mid 16th century: the first element perhaps from goose, or perhaps based on Old French groseille, altered because of an unexplained association with the bird