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cranberry
cran·ber·ry C0722300 (krăn′bĕr′ē)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.
[Partial translation of Low German Kraansbere, Kraanbere, any of several European cranberry species, literally "crane-berry" (probably from the resemblance of the flower of the European species Vaccinium oxycoccus to the head and neck of a crane) : Kraan, crane (from Middle Low German kran; see gerə- in Indo-European roots) + bere, berry.]cranberry (ˈkrænbərɪ; -brɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries2. (Cookery) the berry of this plant, used to make sauce or jelly[C17: from Low German kraanbere, from kraan crane + bere berry]cran•ber•ry (ˈkrænˌbɛr i, -bə ri)
n., pl. -ries. 1. the sour red berry of certain plants belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V.macrocarpon or V.oxycoccos, used esp. to make a sauce, relish, or juice. 2. the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, esp. in the northeastern U.S. [1640–50, Amer.; < Low German kraanbere] cranberry - First crane berry, so named because the plant grows on a stalk that looks like a crane's neck.See also related terms for stalk.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cranberry - any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberriesgenus Vaccinium, Vaccinium - evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberriesAmerican cranberry, large cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon - trailing red-fruited plantEuropean cranberry, small cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccus - small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemispherecowberry, foxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea - low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 2. | cranberry - very tart red berry used for sauce or juiceberry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preservescranberry sauce - sauce made of cranberries and sugarAmerican cranberry, large cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon - trailing red-fruited plantberry - a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry) |
TranslationsIdiomsSeebusy as a beavercranberry
cranberry, low creeping evergreen bogbog,
very old lake without inlet or outlet that becomes acid and is gradually overgrown with a characteristic vegetation (see swamp). Peat moss, or sphagnum, grows around the edge of the open water of a bog (peat is obtained from old bogs) and out on the surface.
..... Click the link for more information. plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae (heathheath,
in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with berry or capsule fruits. Plants of the heath family form the characteristic vegetation of many regions with acid soils, particularly the moors, swamps, and mountain slopes
..... Click the link for more information. family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. The cultivated species is the native American or large cranberry (O. or V. macrocarpus). The tart red berries are used for sauces, jellies, pies, and beverages. The Massachusetts colonists probably served wild cranberries with turkey at the first harvest feast in 1621, establishing a Thanksgiving tradition. Commercial cultivation began in Massachusetts in the early 19th cent., then in New Jersey and Wisconsin, later in Washington and Oregon and in Canada. United States cranberry acreage now totals c.25,000. Massachusetts leads in production, followed by Wisconsin and New Jersey. Cranberry bogs are flooded to control weeds, to protect against cold, and to facilitate harvesting. Cranberry is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae. The high-bush cranberry or cranberry tree, a member of the honeysucklehoneysuckle,
common name for some members of the Caprifoliaceae, a family comprised mostly of vines and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere, especially abundant in E Asia and E North America.
..... Click the link for more information. family, is unrelated. Bibliography See P. Eck, The American Cranberry (1990).  cranberry cranberryRed tart berries, small leathery shiny oval leaves that stay green year round on wiry stems, white/pink flowers. Used for pleurisy and lung infections. Cranberry may help prevent urinary tract infections, kill viruses and bacteria, prevent kidney stones, soothes rectal disturbances, diarrhea, cystitis. More of a preventative measure than curative. Do not consume if taking Warfarin.cranberry[′kran‚ber·ē] (botany) Any of several plants of the genus Vaccinium, especially V. macrocarpon, in the order Ericales, cultivated for its small, edible berries. cranberry any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries cranberry
cranberry (krăn′bĕr-ē) A tart red fruit, Vaccinium macrocarpon, commonly used in the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Evidence supporting cranberry as treatment of UTIs is limited. Whether drinking cranberry juice is as effective in preventing UTIs as chronic antibiotic use is unknown. Its mechanism of action is to decrease adherence of some bacteria to the urothelium. AcronymsSeecrancranberry
Related to cranberry: cranberry juiceWords related to cranberrynoun any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberriesRelated Words- genus Vaccinium
- Vaccinium
- American cranberry
- large cranberry
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- European cranberry
- small cranberry
- Vaccinium oxycoccus
- cowberry
- foxberry
- lingberry
- lingenberry
- lingonberry
- mountain cranberry
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea
- bush
- shrub
noun very tart red berry used for sauce or juiceRelated Words- berry
- cranberry sauce
- American cranberry
- large cranberry
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
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