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Strawberry vs Cranberry - What's the difference?

strawberry | cranberry |

As nouns the difference between strawberry and cranberry

is that strawberry is the juicy, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria while cranberry is a shrub belonging to the subgenus oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium, consisting of four species.

As an adjective strawberry

is containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

strawberry

English

Noun

  • The juicy, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria .
  • They went to pick strawberries today.
  • Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
  • She has the best strawberry patch I've ever seen.
  • (colour) A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.
  • (rare) Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise or birthmark.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.
  • I'd like a large strawberry shake.
  • Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries.
  • Of a red colour.
  • The strawberry lipstick makes her look younger.

    Derived terms

    * strawberry aldehyde * strawberry blonde * strawberry bush * strawberry mark * strawberry roan * strawberry shrub * strawberry tomato * strawberry tree * wild strawberry

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "strawberry")

    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 )