See Also: Ribes(medicine)
ribes(dictionary)
Ribes' ganglion(medicine)
Ribes, Francois(medicine)

ribes (iou)



ribes noun. Pl. same. M16.
[medieval Latin from Arab. ribas sorrel, shrub of the genus Ribes.]
In pl. Berries of any of the shrubs of the genus Ribes, currants. M16-E17.
Any of various shrubs constituting the genus Ribes (family Grossulariaceae), which includes the redcurrant, R. rubrum, the blackcurrant, R. nigrum, and the gooseberry, R. grossularia. M16.