blackcurrant
Collocations
5ADJ.
hybrid
VERB + BLACKCURRANT
cross, took
BLACKCURRANT + NOUN
gooseberry, leaf
PREP.
with
ADV.
perfectly
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noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
1993, R. D. Davidson, 19: The vegetation of Lough Neagh wetlands, R.B. Wood, R.V. Smith (editors), Lough Neagh: The Ecology of a Multipurpose Water Resource, Monographae Biologicae: Volume 69, page 487, Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) are frequent but alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) a common constituent of East Anglian carr is very rare.
Blackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice.
The berry borne by this shrub.
Their wines are intense and elegant, tasting of blackcurrants and made to be aged.
Blackcurrant jam is easy, but this year I have left the blackcurrants so long that they are sweet and ripe enough to eat raw: delicious rolled in a crunch of granulated sugar.
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61993, R. D. Davidson, 19: The vegetation of Lough Neagh wetlands, R.B. Wood, R.V. Smith (editors), Lough Neagh: The Ecology of a Multipurpose Water Resource, Monographae Biologicae: Volume 69, page 48
WiktionaryBlackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice.
WiktionaryOn this first day I concentrated on bushes - gooseberry and blackcurrants for the bottom end borders, rhododendrons for the front inside the wall and a couple of hydrangeas in the spaces left in the m
WiktionaryJostaberries are a hybrid cross of blackcurrant with gooseberry, and they're at least as tasty as they're unknown.
Tatoeba · #3975139The blackcurrant jam paired perfectly with warm, buttered toast.
Tatoeba · #12079915Blackcurrant jam sweetened her morning toast.
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