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Definitions for Currant
[1] a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
[2] the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes.
[3] the shrub itself.
[4] any of various similar fruits or shrubs.
[5] a small dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region, used in cooking
[6] any of several mainly N temperate shrubs of the genus Ribes, esp R. rubrum (redcurrant) and R. nigrum (blackcurrant): family Grossulariaceae See also gooseberry (def. 1)
[7] the small acid fruit of any of these plants
Words nearby Currant
curn, curnow, curr, currach, currajong, currant, currant borer, currant bun, currant jelly clot, currant tomato, currantworm
Origin of Currant
1300–50; shortened from Middle English raysons of Coraunte raisins of Corinth, the port in Greece from which they orig. came
Words that may be confused with Currant
currant, current, (see, synonym, study, at, current)
Word origin for Currant
C16: shortened from rayson of Corannte raisin of Corinth