cranberry
/ˈkrænˌbərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- a small red acid berry used in cooking越橘的果实。
2
- the evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family which yields this fruit越橘。
2.1
- Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several species, in particular, the European V. oxycoccos and the North American V. macrocarpon.越橘属, 杜鹃花科：数种, 尤指欧洲的酸果越橘（拉丁名V. oxycoccos）和北美的大果越橘（拉丁名 V. macrocarpon）。
词源
mid 17th cent. (originally North American)：from German Kranbeere or Low German kranebeere 'craneberry'.