Cranberry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cranberry	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Cranberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cranberry n any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cranberry \Cran"berry\ (kr[acr]n"b[ecr]rr[ycr]), n.; pl. {Cranberries} (-r[icr]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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cranberry, PA Zip code(s): 16319