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american cranberry

A·mer·i·can cran·ber·ry
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh n kran-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈkrænˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • /əˈmer.ɪ.kən ˈkræn.bər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh n kran-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈkrænˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of american cranberry words

  • noun american cranberry See under cranberry (def 1). 1
  • noun plural american cranberry the red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon (large cranberry or American cranberry) or V. oxycoccus (small cranberry or European cranberry) used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice. 1
  • noun plural american cranberry the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, especially in the northeastern U.S. 1

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Origin of american cranberry

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50, Americanism; < Low German kraanbere. See crane, berry

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Parts of speech for American cranberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

american cranberry popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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