(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:42:44

Ri"bes (?), n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. ribas a plant with an acid juice.] Bot.

A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.

 

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