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Definition of Cranberry
1. Noun. Any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries.
Group relationships: Genus Vaccinium, Vaccinium
Specialized synonyms: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium Macrocarpon, European Cranberry, Small Cranberry, Vaccinium Oxycoccus, Cowberry, Foxberry, Lingberry, Lingenberry, Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Vaccinium Vitis-idaea
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Specialized synonyms: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium Macrocarpon, European Cranberry, Small Cranberry, Vaccinium Oxycoccus, Cowberry, Foxberry, Lingberry, Lingenberry, Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Vaccinium Vitis-idaea
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Very tart red berry used for sauce or juice.
Generic synonyms: Berry, Berry
Substance meronyms: Cranberry Sauce
Group relationships: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium Macrocarpon
Substance meronyms: Cranberry Sauce
Group relationships: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium Macrocarpon
Definition of Cranberry
1. n. 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.
Definition of Cranberry
1. Noun. A shrub belonging to the subgenus ''oxycoccus'' of the genus ''Vaccinium'', consisting of four species. ¹
2. Noun. The red berry of that shrub. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cranberry
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cranberry
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