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Cranberry vs Silverberry - What's the difference?

cranberry | silverberry |

As nouns the difference between cranberry and silverberry

is that cranberry is a shrub belonging to the subgenus oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium, consisting of four species while silverberry is a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, of about 50-70 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with alternate leaves, primarily native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia.

cranberry

English

(wikipedia cranberry)

Noun

(cranberries)
  • A shrub belonging to the subgenus oxycoccus'' of the genus ''Vaccinium , consisting of four species.
  • The red berry of that shrub.
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    Synonyms

    * arando Vaccinium erythrocarpum * bearberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum'' ''or * dingleberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum * fenberry ''Vaccinium oxycoccos * moorberry * (Canada)

    Derived terms

    * ) * (Vaccinium oxycoccos ) * cranberried * cranberry juice * cranberry morpheme * cranberrylike * highbush cranberry (, Viburnum opulus (European)) * ) * (Vaccinium oxycoccos ) * ) * (Vaccinium erythrocarpum )

    silverberry

    English

    (wikipedia silverberry) (Elaeagnus)

    Alternative forms

    * silver berry

    Noun

    (silverberries)
  • A plant in the genus Elaeagnus , of about 50-70 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with alternate leaves, primarily native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia.
  • The fruit of such a plant.

    • Synonyms

    * (Elaeagnus) oleaster