1. A small round fruit with a thin skin, growing on a thorny bush, typically green, yellow, or red when ripe.
2. The thorny shrub that produces gooseberries.

Examples

• She picked fresh gooseberries from the garden to make jam.
• Gooseberry bushes have sharp thorns that protect the fruit.
• The tart flavor of green gooseberries makes them ideal for pies.
• Ripe gooseberries can be eaten fresh or cooked in desserts.
• He planted a gooseberry bush in his backyard last spring.
• Gooseberry jam has a distinctive sweet and sour taste.