Main Entry:

ri·bes

Pronunciation:

\ˈrī-(ˌ)bēz\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ribes

Etymology:

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, currant, from Arabic rībās rhubarb

Date:

1543

: any of a genus (Ribes) of shrubs (as a currant or a gooseberry) placed either in the saxifrage or gooseberry family that have small racemose variously colored flowers and pulpy 2-seeded to many-seeded berries