Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ribes \Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[=i]b[=a]s a
   plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)
   A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many
   kinds.

Source : WordNet®

Ribes
     n : a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native
         to northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Ribes}]