gooseberry Definition

the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the U.S. and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)

a shrub bearing gooseberries

currant

any of several ground-cherries (especially Physalis peruviana) bearing edible acid berries; also : its berry

a subtropical vine (Actinidia deliciosa synonym A. chinensis of the family Actinidiaceae) that bears kiwifruit; also : kiwifruit