gooseberry

n. (pl. -ies) 1 yellowish-green berry with juicy flesh. 2 thorny shrub bearing this.  play gooseberry colloq. Be an unwanted extra person. [origin uncertain]

a. Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.