Cranberry vs. Barberry

Cranberrynoun

A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.

Cranberrynoun

The edible red berry of that shrub.

Cranberryadjective

Of the intense red colour of a cranberry.

Cranberrynoun

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 (Viburnum Opulus), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it.

Cranberrynoun

any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

Cranberrynoun

very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

Cranberry

Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In Britain, cranberry may refer to the native species Vaccinium oxycoccos, while in North America, cranberry may refer to Vaccinium macrocarpon.

Barberrynoun

Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.

Barberrynoun

A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. Berberis vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.

Barberrynoun

any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries