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cran⋅ber⋅ry

  [kran-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
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 cranberry), used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice.
2. the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, esp. in the northeastern U.S.
Origin:
1640–50, Americanism; < LG kraanbere. See crane, berry
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cran·ber·ry   (krān'běr'ē)   
n.  

  1. A mat-forming, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium macrocarpum) of eastern North America, having pink flowers and tart, red, edible berries.

  2. The berries of this plant, used in sauces, jellies, relishes, and beverages.

  3. Any of several similar or related plants, especially Vaccinium oxycoccos.


[Partial translation of Low German Kraanbere : Kraan, crane (from Middle Low German kran; see gerə-2 in Indo-European roots) + bere, berry.]
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Word Origin & History

cranberry 
1647, Amer.Eng. adaptation of Low Ger. kraanbere, from kraan "crane" + M.L.G. bere "berry," perhaps from a resemblance between the plants' stamens and the beaks of cranes. Ger. and Du. settlers in the New World apparently recognized the similarity between the European berries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) and the larger N.Amer. variety (V. macrocarpum) and transferred the name. In England, they were marshwhort or fenberries, but the N.Amer. berries, and the name, were brought over late 17c.
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