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cranberry

  • noun
  • /ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/

A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.

Other meanings

  1. The edible red berry of that shrub.

  2. An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.

A kind of

  • shrub

Kinds of cranberry

  • mountain cranberry

Related words

  • Chilean cranberry
  • highbush cranberry
  • mountain cranberry
  • New Zealand cranberry

Example sentences

  • “Remember to drink lots of cranberry juice.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Do you like cranberry juice?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cranberry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.