gooseberry bush goo·se·ber·rybush uncommon noun 1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries Synonymsgooseberrygooseberry bushRibes uva-crispaRibes grossularia Related words Broader terms shrub Parts Ribes Part of gooseberry WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.