cranberry bush
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- noun
- /ˈkrænˌbɛri bʌʃ/
- US
- The cranberry bush in our garden produced bright red berries in the fall.
Examples
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She planted a cranberry bush near the fence for its vibrant foliage and berries.
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The cranberry bush bloomed beautifully this spring.
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Many birds are attracted to the fruit of the cranberry bush during winter.
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I planted a cranberry bush in my garden.
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Many birds are attracted to the fruit of the cranberry bush during winter.
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She planted a cranberry bush near the fence for its vibrant foliage and berries.
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The cranberry bush in our garden produced bright red berries in the fall.
Synonyms
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A small tree or bush with white flowers and bright red berries
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8.5
A North American bush or small tree with leaves in three parts and bright red berries people eat
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A North American shrub with three-lobed leaves and bright red berries
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7.3
A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries
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Morphology
The meaning 'a shrub producing cranberries' is directly derivable from combining 'cranberry' (a woody bog shrub or berry) with 'bush' (a small woody plant). This noun+noun compound follows a straightforward compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cranberry bush may come from the name early settlers used: they called the fruit a cranberry because the flower and stem looked a bit like a crane's bill, and bush simply describes the low shrub it grows on. So, cranberry bush means 'a small shrub that grows red cranberries'.