cranberry
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- noun
- /ˈkrænˌbɛri/
:
arándano rojo
- The alders were in full leaf, and the cranberry bog was a deep russet.
- cranberry bog
- lowbush cranberries
- cranberry grower
When Corey turns his head, I add cranberry juice or orange juice to his drinks.
- When Corey turns his head, I add cranberry juice or orange juice to his drinks.
- I would like a vodka cranberry, please.
Examples
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Then he spied a glorious sight: wild cranberry vines loaded with fat, red fruit!
Fiction book (1999) -
Turkey and cranberry with thyme and cinnamon.
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One of the original cranberry farmers in the area.
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Add a couple of cranberries into each one.
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We opened the gate to the cranberry bog and sat down on the grass.
Fiction book (1998) -
I bought some cranberries and some pomegranate seeds.
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What scrumptious feasts they were: turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, plum pudding, cake.
Fiction book (1990) -
15 Ojibwe originally picked lowbush cranberries, which grew in marshy areas, by hand, as they did with other berries.
Academic text (2009) -
Among the berries harvested for food were blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and lowbush and highbush cranberries.
Academic text (2009) -
For Thanksgiving dinner, we made a delicious sauce with fresh cranberries and orange zest.
Synonyms
A low North American plant with trailing stems and red berries used for juice and sauce
A low plant with small red berries used for sauces and juice
A low North American plant that makes red berries people use for sauce and juice
A low trailing plant of cold places that makes small red berries you can eat
A low plant with small red berries that grows in northern bogs
A low plant that grows in cold bogs and has small red edible berries
A low bush that stays green all year and has small white flowers and red berries
A small tart red berry that grows on low shrubs in cold regions
Compounds
A North American shrub with leaves in three parts that makes bright red berries
- Australian
A low bush with bright red flowers and small edible fruits like cranberries
A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries
A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
A low North American plant that makes red berries people use for sauce and juice
A low evergreen shrub with small white flowers and red berries whose leaves turn red in autumn
A North American bush or small tree with leaves in three parts and bright red berries people eat
- Australian
A low spreading shrub with bright red flowers and small berries like cranberries
A low bush that stays green all year and has small white flowers and red berries
How Edible
- Specialized
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cranberry comes from the bird crane and the word berry, and people once called the plant 'crane-berry' because its small flowers looked like a crane's beak. That's why cranberry now names the low bush that makes the tart red berries.