cranberry

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WISCONSIN CRANBERRY CULTURE Among the many thousands of well informed persons with whom the cranberry is a staple article of food throughout the autumn and winter, and who especially derive from its pungent flavor sharp relish for their Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey, not one in ten has any definite idea as to where the delicious fruit comes from, or of the method of growing and harvesting it.

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  1. noun A mat-forming, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium macrocarpum) of eastern North America, having pink flowers and tart, red, edible berries.
  2. noun The berries of this plant, used in sauces, jellies, relishes, and beverages.
  3. noun Any of several similar or related plants, especially Vaccinium oxycoccos.

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  • I find an entry for "cranberry," but there is no cranberry sauce. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 06 - December 1995
  • Combat urinary tract infections with a combination of cranberry, bilberry, and blueberry time-released formula. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • But when she came up with a recipe for oatmeal-cranberry white chocolate chip, his heart melted.
  • Superfruit extract-based food supplements such as bilberry, cranberry, acerola and bilberry had become the world's most expensive fruit. —  NutraIngredients RSS
  • Mellentin noted a positive relationship between the quantity of science and a superfruit's status with cranberry, —  NutraIngredients RSS
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  1. 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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  1. That is, *craneberry (= German kranbeere (or kranichbeere) = Swedish tranbär = Danish tranebær, a cranberry), from crane + berry. The reason of the name is not obvious.
 

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