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Definition: cranberry from Philip's Encyclopedia

Plant of the heath family, distributed widely in N temperate regions. It is a creeping or trailing shrub and bears red berries with an acid taste used to make sauce and juice. Family Ericaceae; Genus Vaccinium.


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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae ( heath family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. The cultivated species is the native American or large cranberry ( O. or V. macrocarpus ). The tart red berries are used for sauces, jellies, pies, and beverages. The Massachusetts colonists probably served wild cranberries with turkey at the first harvest feast in 1621, establishing a Thanksgiving tradition. Commercial cultivation began in Massachusetts in the early 19th cent., then in New Jersey and Wisconsin, later in Washington and Oregon and in Canada. United States cranberry acreage now totals c.25,000. Massachusetts leads in production, followed by Wisconsin and New Jersey. Cranberry bogs are flooded to control weeds, to protect against cold, and to facilitate harvesting. Cranberry is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae. The high-bush…
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Full text Article CRANBERRY (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

From Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink
Also “bearberry,” “Roman bean,” and “pembina.” A very tart red berry grown in bogs from low, trailing vines. Cranberries are used in sauces, jellies, and beverages and as a traditional accompaniment at Thanksgiving dinners (1640). There are several species of wild cranberry in the world, but the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae ( heath family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. The cultivated species is the native American or large cranberry ( O. or V. macrocarpus ). The tart red berries…
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From Library of Health and Living: The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health
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A tart, bright red berry produced by a shrub that is a member of the heath family. Both American and European varieties are cultivated in the United States. Cranberries are used in relish, canned sauce, pies, and preserves. Because cranberries are so sour, sugar is usually added to these products. …
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
the most important of the berries borne by a group of low, scrubby, woody plants of the genus Vaccinium . These grow on moors and mountainsides, in bogs, and other places with poor and acid soil in most parts of the world, but are best known in N. Europe and N. America. All yield edible berries. The…
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Full text Article Cranberries, the

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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Fruit of any of several small creeping or trailing plants of the genus Vaccinium ( heath family ), related to the blueberry . The small-fruited, or northern, cranberry ( V. oxycoccus ) is found in marshy land in northern North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe. Its crimson berries, …
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Full text Article Cranberry Harvest Festival

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Also known as the Massachusetts Cranberry Festival , this annual event has celebrated the harvesting of cranberries in South Carver, Massachusetts, since 1949. The idea for the festival came from Ellis D. Atwood, founder of the Edaville Railroad, and Robert Rich of Ocean Spray Cranberries. Rides…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
A mat-forming, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium macrocarpon) in the heath family, native to eastern North America and widely cultivated for its tart, red, edible berries. The berries of this plant, used in sauces, jellies, relishes, and beverages. Any of several other plants in the genus Vaccinium having…
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Full text Article Cranberry Day Festival

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Wampanoag Indians on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, celebrate Cranberry Day, their most significant annual holiday, on the second Tuesday in October. The tribe cultivates 200 acres of wild cranberries. In earlier times, this festival lasted several days as people harvested the…
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