In Europe, blackcurrants are a type of very small, dark purple fruits that grow in bunches on bushes. a carton of blackcurrant drink. a small blue-black berry that grows in bunches on a bush
[ 'blak ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably to Latin flagrare to burn, Greek phlegein.