GOOSEBERRY
Scrabble letter values: G2O1O1S1E1B3E1R1R1Y4 = 16
Definition
- noun spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries. — synonyms: gooseberry_bush, Ribes_uva-crispa, Ribes_grossularia
- noun currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies.
Examples
- “We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.”
- “Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.”