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