grossularia

noun

gros·​su·​lar·​ia

1

capitalized in some classifications : a genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) now usually included in the genus Ribes and characterized by spines at the nodes and by fruit that does not disarticulate from the stalk

2

plural -s : grossularite

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from French groseille gooseberry (from Old French grosele) + New Latin -aria

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