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cranberry definition

☆ cran·berry (kran′ber′ē, -bər ē)

noun pl. cranberries -·ries

  1. a firm, sour, edible, red berry, the fruit of any of several trailing evergreen shrubs (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family
  2. 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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cranberry Usage Examples

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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