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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cran•ber•ry /ˈkrænˌbɛri, -bəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - Plant Biologythe sour red berry of certain plants of the heath family, used esp. to make a sauce or juice:cranberry sauce.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cran•ber•ry (kran′ber′ē, -bə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Plant Biologythe red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon (large cranberry or American cranberry) or V. oxycoccus (small cranberry or European cranberry,) used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, esp. in the northeastern U.S.
- Low German kraanbere. See crane, berry
- 1640–50, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cranberry /ˈkrænbərɪ -brɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries
- the berry of this plant, used to make sauce or jelly
Etymology: 17th Century: from Low German kraanbere, from kraan crane + bere berry |