Cranberry

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  • noun. A mat-forming, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium macrocarpon) in the heath family, native to eastern North America and widely cultivated for its tart, red, edible berries.
  • noun. The berries of this plant, used in sauces, jellies, relishes, and beverages.
  • noun. Any of several other plants in the genus Vaccinium having red berries, especially V. oxycoccos.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The fruit of several species of Vaccinium.
  • noun. The plant which bears this fruit.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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 (Viburnum Opulus), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A shrub belonging to the subgenus oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium, consisting of four species.
  • noun. The red berry of that shrub.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
  • noun. any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
    • Word Usage
    "We found plenty of a berry, which we called the cranberry, because they are nearly of the same colour, size, and shape."
    cross-reference
    bush cranberry  high cranberry  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    berry  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    cranberry tree  high cranberry  low cranberry  marsh cranberry  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apricot  banana  blueberry  celery  currant  
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