ribes

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ribes(n = noun.plant) genus ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere;

is a kind of plant genus

is a member of family grossulariaceae, gooseberry family, grossulariaceae

ribes, n. [NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. rībās a plant with an acid juice.].

A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds. [1913 Webster]