highbush cranberry

highbush cranberry

n. See cranberry bush.

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[From the height of the shrub and its upright growth habit in comparison to the cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpum and similar species.]

high′bush cran′berry

n. a viburnum shrub, Viburnumtrilobum, with broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries. Also called cranberry bush . [1795–1805, Amer.]

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highbush cranberry - deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berriesAmerican cranberry bush, cranberry bush, Viburnum trilobum, cranberry treegenus Viburnum, Viburnum - deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring treebush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems