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Definition of Cranbirry
Cran"ber*ry (krăn"b&ebreve;r*r&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Cranberries (-
r&ibreve;z). [So named from its fruit being ripe in the spring
when the cranes return. Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also,
the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or
Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry
tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), and
the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh
cranberry to distinguish it.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A red cowberry, used to make cranberry sauce.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The proper spelling of this word is: Cranberry
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