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cranberry bush

noun

highbush cranberry.
guelder rose.

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Nearby words

  1. cranach,
  2. cranach, lucas,
  3. cranage,
  4. cranberry,
  5. cranberry bog,
  6. cranberry glass,
  7. cranberry gourd,
  8. cranberry tree,
  9. cranborne money,
  10. cranbrook

Origin of cranberry bush

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
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British Dictionary definitions for cranberry bush

cranberry bush

cranberry tree

noun

a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
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