white currant

white currant

English

A cluster of white currant berries

Alternative forms

• whitecurrant, white-currant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/, /ˈwaɪtkʌɹənt/

Noun

white currant (plural white currants)

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. The white translucent edible berry of this bush.

Translations

shrub

Afrikaans: witaalbessiebos Estonian: valgesõstar, valgesõstrapõõsas Finnish: valkoherukkapensas French: groseillier à grappes m Polish: biała porzeczka f Russian: бе́лая сморо́дина f (bélaja smoródina) Swahili: mtunda bukini mweupe Swedish: vita vinbär n Ukrainian: бі́ла порі́чка f (bíla poríčka) Venetian: ùa spinèla (vec) f, ùa spinèƚa f

berry

Afrikaans: witaalbessie (af) Chinese: Mandarin: 白醋栗 (zh) (bái cùlì) Estonian: valgesõstar Finnish: valkoherukka, valkoinen viinimarja French: groseille blanche f Polish: biała porzeczka f Russian: бе́лая сморо́дина f (bélaja smoródina) Scottish Gaelic: dearc-Fhrangach f, dearcag-Fhrangach f Swahili: tunda bukini jeupe Swedish: vita vinbär n Turkish: beyaz frenk üzümü Ukrainian: бі́ла порі́чка f (bíla poríčka) Venetian: ùa spinèla (vec) f, ùa spinèƚa f

See also

• currant
• blackcurrant
• red currant
• pomme

References

• white currant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia