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cranberry/ˈkrænb(ə)ri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 any evergreen shrub of the genus Vaccinium, esp. V. macrocarpon of America and V. oxycoccos of Europe, yielding small red acid berries 越橘属常青灌木(尤指美洲的大果越橘和欧洲的酸果蔓,结红色小浆果) 2 a berry from this used for a sauce and in cooking Also called 亦称作 fen-berry (作沙司或烹饪用的)越橘果实[17th c.: named by American colonists from German Kranbeere, Low German kranebere ‘crane-berry’] |