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Noun: cranberry  'kran,be-ree [N. Amer], kran-bu-ree [Brit]
  1. Any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
     
  2. Very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

Derived forms: cranberries

Type of: berry, bush, shrub

Part of: American cranberry, cranberry sauce, genus Vaccinium, large cranberry, Vaccinium, Vaccinium macrocarpon

Encyclopedia: Cranberry, PA