cranberry tree
- noun
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arándano
- The cranberry tree produces attractive clusters of bright red berries in the fall.
Examples
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Gardeners often plant the cranberry tree for its ornamental flowers and berries.
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The cranberry tree blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Birds are attracted to the cranberry tree because of its abundant fruit.
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Many cranberry trees grow in the wetlands.
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Birds are attracted to the cranberry tree because of its abundant fruit.
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Gardeners often plant the cranberry tree for its ornamental flowers and berries.
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The cranberry tree produces attractive clusters of bright red berries in the fall.
Synonyms
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A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
A North American shrub with three-lobed leaves and bright red berries
A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries
A North American shrub with leaves in three parts that makes bright red berries
A North American bush or small tree with leaves in three parts and bright red berries people eat
A bush with clusters of white flowers and bright red berries that loses its leaves in winter
A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
A bush with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
A shrub that loses its leaves in winter and grows white flowers and bright red berries
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Morphology
The meaning 'a shrub or small tree bearing cranberries' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cranberry' (a berry-producing shrub) + 'tree' (a woody plant). English noun–noun compounds commonly express a type-of relationship, a cross-linguistically frequent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cranberry tree is named because its bright red berries look like cranberries growing on a tree. That's why the name means 'a small tree or shrub with clusters of bright red berries'.