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currant

/ˈkʌɹɪnt/

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What does currant mean?

noun

  1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
  2. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
  3. A shrub bearing such fruit.
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proper noun

  1. A surname from Old French.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkʌɹɪnt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈkʌɹənt//ˈkɜɹɪnt//ˈkɜɹənt/

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He flew on to the nearest currant bush and tilted his head and sang a little song right at him.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
The common gooseberry, for instance, cannot be grafted on the currant, whereas the currant will take, though with difficulty, on the gooseberry.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
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Soils naturally deficient in this, and which cannot be made drought-resisting by deep plowing and cultivation, are not adapted to the currant.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
Use hellebore, rather than Paris green, for the last brood of currant worms, and apply it as soon as the worms appear.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
She had wandered to the side garden, where she was walking up and down the path beside the currant bushes under the long wall.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217