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1. (n.) cranberry
the sour red berry of certain plants belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V.macrocarpon or V.oxycoccos, used esp. to make a sauce, relish, or juice.
2. cranberry
the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, esp. in the northeastern U.S.
Etymology: (1770–80, Amer.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cranberry
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
2. (noun) cranberry
very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
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1. (noun) cranberry
a small red tart fruit
cranberry juice
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Cranberry
a red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also, the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it
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