Definitions for blackcurrant
black·cur·rant

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1. blackcurrantnoun

   A shrub that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.

2. blackcurrantnoun

   The berry borne by this shrub.

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1. Blackcurrant

   The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), also known as black currant or cassis, is a deciduous shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its edible berries. It is native to temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern Asia, where it prefers damp fertile soils. It is widely cultivated both commercially and domestically. It is winter hardy, but cold weather at flowering time during the spring may reduce the size of the crop. Bunches of small, glossy black fruit develop along the stems in the summer and can be harvested by hand or by machine. Breeding is common in Scotland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, and New Zealand to produce fruit with better eating qualities and bushes with greater hardiness and disease resistance.The raw fruit is particularly rich in vitamin C and polyphenols. Blackcurrants can be eaten raw but are usually cooked in sweet or savoury dishes. They are used to make jams, preserves, and syrups and are grown commercially for the juice market. The fruit is also used to make alcoholic beverages and dyes.

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1. Blackcurrant

   The blackcurrant is a shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its piquant berries. It is native to temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern Asia where it prefers damp fertile soils and is widely cultivated both commercially and domestically. It is winter hardy but cold weather at flowering time during the spring reduces the size of the crop. Bunches of small, glossy black fruit develop along the stems in the summer and can be harvested by hand or by machine. The fruit is rich in vitamin C, various other nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidants. It can be eaten raw but is more usually cooked in sweet or sometimes savoury dishes. It makes excellent jams, jellies and syrups and is grown commercially for the juice market. As a crop, the blackcurrant suffers from several pests and diseases, the most serious of which is reversion which is caused by a virus transmitted by the blackcurrant gall mite. Another is white pine blister rust which requires two alternating hosts, the blackcurrant and certain coniferous trees. This fungus caused damage to forests when the fruit was first introduced into North America. As a result, the blackcurrant has been subject to restrictions in the United States as a disease vector for most of the 20th century. Breeding is being undertaken in Europe and New Zealand to produce fruit with better eating qualities and bushes with greater hardiness and disease resistance.

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How to say blackcurrant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackcurrant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackcurrant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of blackcurrant in a Sentence

1. Wenche Hvattum:

   This is good. I'd say a hint of blackcurrant.

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