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 goose·ber·ry /ˈgusˌbɛri, ˈguz, b(ə)ri, ||ˈgʊz-/
 醋栗樹,醋栗,醋栗酒

 Goose·ber·ry n.; pl. Gooseberries
 1. Bot. Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.
 2. A silly person; a goose cap.
 Barbadoes gooseberry, a climbing prickly shrub (Pereskia aculeata) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries.
 Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola.
 Gooseberry fool. See 1st Fool.
 Gooseberry worm Zool., the larva of a small moth (Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.
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 gooseberry
      n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
           and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn: gooseberry
           bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia]
      2: currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies