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cranberry tree — cranberry tree, cranberry tree cranberry tree . a deciduous thicket forming Old World shrub ({Viburnum opulus}) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries. It is sometimes called {high cranberry} to distinguish it from the {marsh … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cranberry-tree — cranberry tree, cranberry tree cranberry tree . a deciduous thicket forming Old World shrub ({Viburnum opulus}) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries. It is sometimes called {high cranberry} to distinguish it from the {marsh … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cranberry tree — Cranberry Cran ber*ry (kr[a^]n b[e^]r*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cranberries} ( r[i^]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 tree. — See highbush cranberry. [1805 15, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Cranberry — Cran ber*ry (kr[a^]n b[e^]r*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cranberries} ( r[i^]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cranberry bush — ☆ cranberry bush or cranberry tree n. a North American viburnum (Viburnum trilobum) bearing clusters of white flowers and juicy, red fruit, often used for preserves … English World dictionary
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 — /kran ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. cranberries. 1. the red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon (large cranberry or American cranberry) or V. oxycoccus (small cranberry or European… … Universalium
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area — is the name of a group of five bog wetlands located in the Gauley Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest. The area is situated in the highlands of the Allegheny Mountains of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, at an… … Wikipedia
