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white currant

The correct spelling is white currant.

How to pronounce white currant

noun

IPA: /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/

Say it like: Wit-e c-urr-ant

The correct spelling is white currant. A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.
  2. 2.The white translucent edible berry of this bush.

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