cranberry
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☆ cran·berry (kran′ber′ē, -bər ē)
noun pl. cranberries -·ries
- a firm, sour, edible, red berry, the fruit of any of several trailing evergreen shrubs (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family
- any of these shrubs
Etymology: < Du kranebere, LowG kraanbere, lit., crane berry: name used by early settlers in U.S., replacing earlier Brit fen berry
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Converse of object
- dry: Or, dried cranberry 's soaked in water overnight.
Modifies a noun
- vaccinium: It is notable for its high cover of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
Noun used with modifier
- drinking: He once sat in the pub drinking cranberry juice, only to be the butt of bar staff's jokes.
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