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ribes

ri.bes \'ri--(.)be-z\ n or ribes [NL, genus name, fr. ML, currant, fr. Ar 
   ri-ba-s rhubarb] pl  : any of a genus (Ribes) of shrubs of the saxifrage 
   family including  the currants and usu. the gooseberries