buffalo currant

buffalo currant
an ornamental shrub, Ribes odoratum, of the central U.S., having showy, drooping clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and edible black fruit.
[1860-65, Amer.; so called from its growth in a region where there were buffalo]

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  • Ribes — ▪ plant genus       genus of about 150 species of shrubs of two distinct groups, the currants (currant) and the gooseberries (gooseberry), constituting the family Grossulariaceae. They are native to the temperate regions of North America,… …   Universalium

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