<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Gooseberries:<ul><li>Plural: gooseberries</li><li>Definition: The edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus <em>Ribes</em>, of the saxifrage family, especially <em>R. uva-crispa</em> (or <em>R. grossularia</em>).</li><li>Also refers to: A shrub bearing this fruit.</li></ul></li></ul>