Gooseberry vs Jostaberry - What's the difference?
gooseberry | jostaberry |
A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa , closely related to the currant.
Ribes hirtellum , the closely related (American gooseberry).
Any of several other not closely related plants, that bear fruit in some way similar:
# the Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa'' and hybrids between this and other species in the genus ''Actinidia
# the (Indian gooseberry), , emblic, amla.
# the (Ceylon gooseberry), a species of native to Sri Lanka and southern India
# the (Barbados gooseberry), , an unusual cactus
# The (Long Key locustberry) or (shiny locustberry),
# (Jamaican gooseberry tree), , a herb-like plant
# (star gooseberry)
## (Otaheite gooseberry),
## (vern), , a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
# , also called (balloon cherry) and (cutleaf groundcherry)
# (Cape gooseberry), , indigenous to South America
# (poison gooseberry),
(chiefly, British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
* 1915 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island , Chapter VI:
*:"Well, new experiences are broadening. Come along, and you'll be able to sympathize with all poor souls who have to play gooseberry often.
A fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.
As nouns the difference between gooseberry and jostaberry
is that gooseberry is a fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, closely related to the currant while jostaberry is a fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.gooseberry
English
(wikipedia gooseberry)Noun
(gooseberries)- We had a good haul of gooseberries from our tree this year.
- "But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry , and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."
- Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry .