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currant bush

currant bush

4.2
A small bush that grows red or black berries
  • noun
  • /ˈkɜr.ənt bʌʃ/
translation icon : arbusto de grosella
  • The gardener planted several currant bushes to create a beautiful fruit garden.

Examples

  • In the spring, the currant bushes bloom with small flowers before producing fruit.

  • She directed him along the path to the toilet, which stood in a clump of lilacs and currant bushes at the back of the property.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • She picked ripe berries from her currant bushes to make a delicious pie.

Synonyms

currant
vscurrant bush
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A small bush that produces clusters of edible berries

is a common compound name for that same type of shrub
Ribes
vscurrant bush
  • Specialized
9.1

A group of flowering shrubs that make currants or gooseberries

refers to one shrub within that larger genus

Surface Forms

currant bush singular
currant bushes plural

Morphology

currant + bush

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'currant bush' is a bush associated with or bearing currants, and a B1 learner who knows 'currant' and 'bush' can assemble this meaning. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern for plants, so the sense is immediately derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Currant bush comes from the simple picture of a low bush covered in small red currant berries. Because of this clear image, it simply means a 'shrub' that produces currants.