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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted
     for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F.
     groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere,
     kr[aum]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie
     (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie,
     fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[aum]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp).


     The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf.
     {Grossular}, a.]
     1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus {Ribes}; also, the
        edible berries of such shrub. There are several species,
        of which {Ribes Grossularia} is the one commonly
        cultivated.
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     2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith.
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     {Barbadoes gooseberry}, a climbing prickly shrub ({Pereskia
        aculeata}) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries
        resembling gooseberries.
  
     {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}.
  
     {Gooseberry fool}. See 1st {Fool}.
  
     {Gooseberry worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth
        ({Dakruma convolutella}). It destroys the gooseberry by
        eating the interior.
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