<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>(plural: cranberries) The red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus <em>Vaccinium</em>, of the heath family, as <em>V. macrocarpon</em> (large cranberry, or American cranberry) or <em>V. oxycoccus</em> (small cranberry, or European cranberry), used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice.</li><li>The plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, especially in the northeastern U.S.</li></ul>