Currant

[Sarah]

A shrub or bush of several species of the genus Ribes (a genusalso including the gooseberry); esp., the Ribes rubrum. Blackcurrant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and R. floridum) and its black,strong-flavored, tonic fruit.-- Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a strong,symmetrical bush and a very large berry.-- Currant borer (Zoöl.), the larva of an insect that bores into thepith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a smallclearwing moth (Ægeria tipuliformis) and a longicorn beetle(Psenocerus supernotatus).-- Currant worm (Zoöl.), an insect larva which eats the leaves orfruit of the currant. The most injurious are the currant sawfly(Nematus ventricosus), introduced from Europe, and the spanworm(Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit worms are the larva of a fly (EpochraCanadensis), and a spanworm (Eupithecia).-- Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes (R.aureum), having showy yellow flowers.

[Magaret]

A small dried fruit made from a small seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region and much used in cooking.