any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
source: WordNet 3.0
very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
