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native currant

noun

Definition of native currant

: any of several Australian trees bearing small edible acid berries resembling currants: such as
a : a tree (Coprosma billardieri)
b : any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Leptomeria (family Santalaceae)
c : blueberry sense 2a(1)
d : black nightshade

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