gooseberry bush

noun

1. See gooseberry
2. under a gooseberry bush
   used humorously in answering children's questions regarding their birth

Example Sentences

Rushing to an appointment, she walks through gooseberry bushes, only to be scolded by Ma Ginger on the grounds that she "hasn't lived here as long."

From Salon

So cut away stems older than 6 from blueberry bushes, and stems older than 3 from gooseberry bushes.

From Washington Times

Now it is entwined with my gooseberry bush, and once a week I rip out the wandering stems before their white blossoms turn into seedy berries.

From Washington Post

Wrestling twenty-five pounds of sugar back from Moore’s Store was nothing to picking all the gooseberry bushes clean.

From Literature

The currant and gooseberry bushes produce a congested thicket of growth each year, and the late-winter pruning offers a moment of liberation for gardener and plant alike.

From Washington Post