'currants' definitions:

Definition of 'currants'

From: GCIDE
  • Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]
  • 1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. [1913 Webster]
  • Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]