ribes noun. ['rʌɪbi:z] Pl. same. M16.
[medieval Latin from Arab. rībās sorrel, shrub of the genus Ribes.]
1. In pl. Berries of any of the shrubs of the genus Ribes, currants. M16-E17.

2. Any of various shrubs constituting the genus Ribes (family Grossulariaceae), which includes the redcurrant, R. rubrum, the blackcurrant, R. nigrum, and the gooseberry, R. grossularia. M16.

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