Definitions for GOOSEBERRY
ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz-goose·ber·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularianoun

   spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

2. gooseberrynoun

   currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gooseberrynoun

   A fruit closely related to the currant.

   We had a good haul of gooseberries from our tree this year.

2. gooseberrynoun

   Any of several other unrelated fruits, such as the Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit) and the Indian gooseberry (amla).

3. gooseberrynoun

   an additional person that 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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberrynoun

   The leaves are laciniated or jagged: the whole plant is set with prickles: the fruit grows dispersedly upon the tree, having for the most part but one fruit upon a footstalk, which is of an oval or globular figure, containing many small seeds, surrounded by a pulpy substance. The species are,1. The common gooseberry.2. The large manured gooseberry.3. The red hairy gooseberry.4. The large white Dutch gooseberry.5. The large amber gooseberry.6. The large green gooseberry.7. The large red gooseberry.8. The yellow-leaved gooseberry.9. The striped-leaved gooseberry. Philip Miller

   Etymology: goose and berry, because eaten with young geese as sauce.

   August has upon his arm a basket of all manner of ripe fruits; as pears, plums, apples, gooseberries. Henry Peacham.

   Upon a gooseberry bush a snail I found;
   For always snails near sweetest fruit abound. John Gay, Past.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberry

   Gooseberry ( or (American and northern British) or (southern British)) is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants), as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance. The berries of those in the genus Ribes (sometimes placed in the genus Grossularia) are edible and may be green, orange, red, purple, yellow, white, or black.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberryadjective

   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

2. Gooseberryadjective

   a silly person; a goose cap

3. Etymology: [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kruselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie, fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusbr (fr. krus, krusing, crisp). The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf. Grossular, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberry

   The gooseberry . It is native to Europe, northwestern Africa, west, south and southeast Asia. Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis. Although usually placed as a subgenus within Ribes, a few taxonomists treat Grossularia as a separate genus, although hybrids between gooseberry and blackcurrant (e.g., the jostaberry) are possible. The subgenus Grossularia differs somewhat from currants, chiefly in their spiny stems, and in that their flowers grow one to three together on short stems, not in racemes. It is one of several similar species in the subgenus Grossularia; for the other related species (e.g., North American Gooseberry Ribes hirtellum), see the genus page Ribes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberry

   gōōz′ber-i, n. the berry or fruit of a shrub of the same name.—Play gooseberry, to accompany lovers, &c., for propriety. [Prof. Skeat says goose- is for grose- or groise-, which appears in O. Fr. groisele, grosele, gooseberry, Scot. grossart, from the Mid. High Ger. krus (Ger. kraus), crisp, curled.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gooseberry

   A corruption of Gorseberry, rough or coarse, on account of the hairs or diminutive prickles which distinguish this berry.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOOSEBERRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gooseberry is ranked #144141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gooseberry surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gooseberry.
   
   84.3% or 97 total occurrences were Black.
   13% or 15 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Currant
   • Shrub

How to pronounce GOOSEBERRY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GOOSEBERRY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GOOSEBERRY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GOOSEBERRY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GOOSEBERRY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gooseberry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=GOOSEBERRY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GOOSEBERRY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GOOSEBERRY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=GOOSEBERRY
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=GOOSEBERRY
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html