currant meaning

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currant (noun): any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams.

currant has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

currant as a noun

  1. any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

    Type of: berry

    Kinds: gooseberry, black currant, red currant

  2. any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

    Synonyms: currant bush

    Type of: shrub

    Kinds: red currant, black currant, white currant, winter currant

  3. small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

    Type of: raisin

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CU · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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