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INDIAN CURRANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Indian currant mean? 

INDIAN CURRANT (noun)
  The noun INDIAN CURRANT has 1 sense:

1. North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruitsplay

  Familiarity information: INDIAN CURRANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDIAN CURRANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

coralberry; Indian currant; Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Hypernyms ("Indian currant" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("Indian currant" is a member of...):

genus Symphoricarpos; Symphoricarpos (deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China)


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