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gooseberry bush

gen. groseillier à maquereau
agric. groseillier à maquereau (Ribes grossularia, Ribes grossularia var.uva-crispa, Ribes uva-crispa); groseillier épineux (Ribes grossularia, Ribes grossularia var.uva-crispa, Ribes uva-crispa); groseillier à maquererau (Ribes grossularia, Ribes uva-crispa)
bot. groseillier à maquereau Ribes grossularia
 English thesaurus
gooseberry bush
euph., obs. 19th-century slang for pubic hair
fig., brit. Used, especially in answer to a child's question, to refer to the place where newborn babies are found (According to my parents I was found under a gooseberry bush.)

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