Cranberry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cranberry is a noun meaning (countable) A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
Meaning
(countable) A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
More Meanings
- (countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.
- An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.
- Of the intense red colour of a cranberry.
Example Sentences
Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]
That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.
Word Forms
- cranberries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bush, vaccinium, crowberry, currant, redberry, blackcurrant.
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