See also: ribes Ribes rubrum (red currant) Etymology New Latin, from Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “rhubarb”) Pronunciation This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Proper noun Ribes n A taxonomic genus within the family Grossulariaceae – true currants and gooseberries. Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Grossulariaceae - family Hyponyms (genus): Ribes subg. Berisia, Ribes subg. Grossularia, Ribes subg. Grossularioides, Ribes subg. Parilla, Ribes subg. Ribes (subgenera) Ribes rubrum (red currant) - type species References Ribes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ribes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Ribes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ribes at USDA Plants database