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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 (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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cranberry
n 1: any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing
cranberries
2: very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cranberry, PA
Zip code(s): 16319
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