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cranberry
noun cran·ber·ry \ˈkran-ˌber-ē, -ˌbe-rē, -b(ə-)rē\
: a small, dark red berry or the plant that produces it
: a dark red color
Full Definition of CRANBERRY
1
: the red acid berry produced by some plants (as Vaccinium oxycoccos and V. macrocarpon) of the heath family; also : a plant producing these
2
: any of various plants with a fruit that resembles a cranberry
3
: a dark red
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Origin of CRANBERRY
part translation of Low German kraanbere, from kraan crane + bere berry
Rhymes with CRANBERRY
baneberry, barberry, bayberry, bearberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, gooseberry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, mulberry, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, unwary, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry
CRANBERRY Defined for Kids
cranberry
noun cran·ber·ry \ˈkran-ˌber-ē\
plural cran·ber·ries
Definition of CRANBERRY for Kids
: a sour bright red berry that is eaten in sauces and jelly and is the fruit of an evergreen swamp plant related to the blueberries
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