• black currant [bot.] = Schwarze Johannisbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum

• black currant - fruit of shrubs of the genus Ribes [bot.] = schwarze Ribisel (Österr.)

 

NOTE: This proposal suggests CHANGES to the current LEO-entries:

• black currant also: blackcurrant [bot.] = Schwarze Johannisbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum

• black currant also: blackcurrant- fruit of shrubs of the genus Ribes [bot.] = Schwarze Ribisel wiss.: Ribes nigrum (Österr.)

 

HISTORICAL COMMENT: The two-word form was the more common form throughout the 19th century until the mid-20th century.  Since 1960, both forms have been about equally common.  See Google Books Ngram Viewer

 

ALSO: Before anyone claims that “blackcurrent” (one word) is exclusively BE or that “black current” (two words) is exclusively AE, I have deliberately included three prominent UK botanical websites that use the two-word form & three US non-herbal-remedy websites that use the one-word form.  The forms might very well be “mostly” BE or AE (& the editors might consider indicating each as such), but they are not absolutely or exclusively so.  I would also point out that the 19th & early 20th century instances of the two-word form on the Ngram Viewer linked above were mostly BE.  The one-word form is a recent phenomenon.  While OED may be the spearhead for the one-word form for this & for redcurrant, “white currant” in OED is still two words, defined as “a cultivated variety of redcurrant ….”  See Oxford Dictionaries entry for white currant.

 

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Oxford Dictionaries:

British & World English

NOUN

1 A small round edible black berry which grows in loose hanging clusters.

2 The widely cultivated shrub which bears blackcurrants.

EDIT: Since compiling notes for this proposal, Oxford Dictionaries has changed its on-screen format & deleted half its former definition, the half that included the scientific name.  I have been assured that this is caused by a bug in its new screen-format software & that the dictionary staff are working to correct the problem.  (The problem remains uncorrected after more than 16½ weeks.)

 

Oxford Dictionaries:

North American English

NOUN

1 A small round edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters.

2 The shrub that produces black currants.

EDIT: Since compiling notes for this proposal, Oxford Dictionaries has changed its on-screen format & deleted half its former definition, the half that included the scientific name.  I have been assured that this is caused by a bug in its new screen-format software & that the dictionary staff are working to correct the problem.  (The problem remains uncorrected after more than 16½ weeks.)

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

noun

Definition of black currant

: a European perennial currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing aromatic edible black berries that are used especially in flavoring liqueur (as cassis); also : the fruit

First Known Use of black currant

1629

 

Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI):

Authority (Brummitt & Powell): L.

Place of original publication: Sp. Pl. 201 (1753)

Native/Alien: N

English name: Black Currant

 

Nature Spot (UK):

Black Currant - Ribes nigrum

 

Flora of Northern Ireland:

Ribes nigrum L. - Black Currant - Grossulariaceae

 

SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle):

With their palmate leaves and fragrant, edible berries, blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum) marry ornamental and useful qualities in a single, 5-foot-tall shrub.

 

University of Illinois Extension:

The blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, became extremely popular in England during World War II as a source of Vitamin C. Commonly eaten sources of Vitamin C like oranges and other citrus became nearly impossible to find in war-torn England. The English government encouraged citizens to grow blackcurrant, as it contains about 450% of the Recommended Daily Allowance for Vitamin C. Blackcurrant crops were typically boiled down into a deep purple colored syrup for use throughout the year.

 

Temperate Climate Permaculture (Tennessee):

Blackcurrant or Black Currant (Ribes nigrum): This is the most widely grown currant with many varieties available.

 

Natura Foundation (Netherlands & UK):

Ribes nigrum, known as the blackcurrant or black currant, belongs to the family of the Glossulariaceae and originates from Central and Eastern Europe plus parts of Asia.

 

Wikipedia (EN):

The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a woody shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its piquant berries.

 

Springer Link:

RAPD fingerprinting of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars

 

Plants for a Future (PFAF):

Ribes nigrum - L.

Common Name Blackcurrant, European black currant

 

Plants Database (US Department of Agriculture):

Ribes nigrum L.

 

Flora of Wisconsin:

Ribes nigrum L.

Family: Grossulariaceae

European black currant, garden black currant

 

Flora of North America:

8. Ribes nigrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 201. 1753.

Garden black currant, gadellier noir

 

New England Wild Flower Society:

Ribes nigrum L.

 

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Fotos bei Günther Blaich:

Ribes nigrum \ Schwarze Johannisbeere / Black Currant

 

Flora von Deutschland (Thomas Meyer):

(Ribes nigrum)

[…]

English name:

 

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FloraWeb (Bundesamt für Naturschutz):

Wissenschaftlicher Name: Ribes nigrum L.

Deutscher Name: Schwarze Johannisbeere

Familienzugehörigkeit: Grossulariaceae, Johannisbeerengewächse

Status: einheimisch

 

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien:

Grossulariaceae / Ribes nigrum

[…]

Schwarz-Ribisel / Schwarze Johannisbeere

 

burgenlandflora - Naturschutzbund Burgenland (Eisenstadt, Burgenland):

 

Gastein im Bild (Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg):

 

Wikipedia (DE):

Die Schwarze Johannisbeere (Ribes nigrum), in Österreich Schwarze Ribisel, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Johannisbeeren.

 

Raabauer Eisvogel (Feldbach, Steiermark):

(Ribes nigrum)

 

Baumschule H. Brillinger (Weißkirchen bei Wels, Oberösterreich):

Schwarze Ribisel in Sorten

Ribes nigrum in Sorten

Distribution / Verbreitung: in the Northern Hemisphere

in Europe

in Germany

in Switzerland

in the United States

 

Other English names (not proposed):

 

Andere deutsche Namen (nicht vorgeschlagen):

die Ahlbeere

die Alandbeere

die Bocksbeere

die Gichtbeere

die Krausbeere

die Schwerzeitbeere

die Wanzenbeere

die Wendelbeere

 

Taxonomic citation:

• Ribes nigrum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 201. 1753.

 

Other scientific synonyms (not proposed):

• Botrycarpum nigrum (L.) A. Rich. (1823)

• Grossularia nigra (L.) Rupr. (1860)

• Ribesium nigrum (L.) Medik. (1789)

 

related LEO-entries:

aus dem Französisch-Wörterbuch:

• groseille noire [bot.] = schwarze Johannisbeere

• cassis m. [bot.] = schwarze Johannisbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum L. - Strauch, Frucht

• cassissier m. [bot.] rare = schwarze Johannisbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum L. - Strauch

 

aus dem Spanisch-Wörterbuch:

• grosella negra [bot.] = schwarze Johannisbeere

 

aus dem Italienisch-Wörterbuch:

• ribes nero [gastr.] = schwarze Johannisbeere

• ribes nero [bot.] = schwarze Ribisel (Österr.)

 

aus dem Russisch-Wörterbuch:

• сморо́дина чёрная [бот.] ж. = die Alantbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum

 

aus dem Portugiesisch-Wörterbuch:

• groselha preta [bot.] = schwarze Johannisbeere

 

aus dem Polnisch-Wörterbuch:

• czarna porzeczka [bot.] = die Schwarze Johannisbeere wiss.: Ribes nigrum

 

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