mountain cranberry

noun

1. a low-growing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of the heath family, growing in northern regions and having tart, red, edible berries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain cranberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Also on the list of hosts is Vaccinium vitis-idaea, which includes the cowberry, lingonberry and mountain cranberry.

From Washington Times

It has been supposed that this designation was given for the grapes, but recent investigations show that the fruits were probably mountain cranberries.

From Project Gutenberg

Her light hair became dripping wet and her face was as red as a half-ripe mountain cranberry; but Lisbeth did not notice her discomfort, so absorbed was she in what she had to do.

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Out of this mould, that might have come from the moon or the interplanetary spaces, were growing mountain cranberries and blueberries or huckleberries.

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We all tried the oatmeal with the maple syrup in one of these dishes, and the stewed mountain cranberries, using a birch-bark spoon, and never found service better.

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