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cranberry
[ kran-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
noun
- the 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.
- the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, especially in the northeastern U.S.
cranberry
/ -brɪ; ˈkrænbərɪ /
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of cranberry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cranberry1
Example Sentences
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
Once hot, add the shallots, apples, cranberries, and remaining cranberry juice to the pan.
And thank you, USDA Cranberry Market Loss Assistance Program, for the cranberry sauce.
Imagine President Obama passing the cranberry sauce, and a word of thanks, to Speaker of the House John Boehner.
Cranberry sauce should be sweet but not cloying, and tart without causing pucker and anguish.
Yet the woods are filled with a great variety of wild berries, among which the cranberry and swampberry are considered the best.
It must have been about this time that Bill made the first ox yokes out of cranberry wood.
It may be used in place of the cranberry jelly and will be found to be a delightful change.
He lived at the lower end of the village, was well to do, a leading cranberry grower, and very prominent in the church.
At eight o'clock in the evening we came to Cranberry River and encamped, having, by their estimation, come twenty-three miles.
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