SINCE 1828
European cranberry
nounDefinition of European cranberry
: a small red-fruited trailing cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus) found in arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere with leaves ovate, acute, and conspicuously whitened beneath, flowers terminal, and fruit ¹/₄ to ¹/₃ inch in diameter
— called also small cranberry
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