Ribes

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Translingual

Ribes rubrum (red currant)

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “rhubarb”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ribes n

A taxonomic genus within the family Grossulariaceae – true currants and gooseberries.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Grossulariaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ribes subg. Berisia, Ribes subg. Grossularia, Ribes subg. Grossularioides, Ribes subg. Parilla, Ribes subg. Ribes (subgenera)
- Ribes rubrum (red currant) - type species

References

Ribes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Ribes at USDA Plants database

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