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Cranberry

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Noun

1. cranberry

any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

2. cranberry

very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cranberry

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noun plural -ries
1. 
any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries
2. 
the berry of this plant, used to make sauce or jelly

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Cranberry

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcranˌberries
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cranberry

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n.
1. 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.
2. The berries of this plant, used in sauces, jellies, relishes, and beverages.
3. Any of several other plants in the genus Vaccinium having red berries, especially V. oxycoccos.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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