highbush cranberry

highbush cranberry
a shrub, Viburnum trilobum, of northern North America, having broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries. Also called cranberry bush, cranberry tree.
[1795-1805, Amer.]

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  • highbush cranberry — noun deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three lobed leaves and red berries • Syn: ↑cranberry bush, ↑cranberry tree, ↑American cranberry bush, ↑Viburnum trilobum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …   Useful english dictionary

  • highbush cranberry — noun Date: 1805 a shrubby or arborescent viburnum (Viburnum opulus) of North America and Europe with prominently 3 lobed leaves and red fruit called also cranberry bush …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • highbush cranberry — high′bush cran′berry n. pln a viburnum shrub, Viburnum trilobum, with broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries Also called cranberry bush • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • cranberry bush — noun deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three lobed leaves and red berries • Syn: ↑cranberry tree, ↑American cranberry bush, ↑highbush cranberry, ↑Viburnum trilobum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …   Useful english dictionary

  • cranberry tree — noun 1. deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three lobed leaves and red berries • Syn: ↑cranberry bush, ↑American cranberry bush, ↑highbush cranberry, ↑Viburnum trilobum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …   Useful english dictionary

  • cranberry bush — noun Date: 1778 highbush cranberry …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cranberry bush — 1. See highbush cranberry. 2. See guelder rose. [1770 80, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • cranberry tree. — See highbush cranberry. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • cranberry bush — cran′berry bush n. pln highbush cranberry • Etymology: 1770–80, amer …   From formal English to slang

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