cranberry tree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cranberry tree
    n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
         white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
         rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
         {crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
    2: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
       lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
       {cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
       cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cranberry \Cran"ber*ry\ (kr[a^]n"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n.; pl.
   {Cranberries} (-r[i^]z). [So named from its fruit being ripe
   in the spring when the cranes return. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
   A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also,
   the plant producing it (several species of {Vaccinum} or
   {Oxycoccus}.) The {high cranberry} or {cranberry tree} is a
   species of {Viburnum} ({Viburnum Opulus}), and the other is
   sometimes called {low cranberry} or {marsh cranberry} to
   distinguish it.
   [1913 Webster] cranberry tree

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cranberry tree \cranberry tree\, cranberry-tree
\cranberry-tree\n.
   a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub ({Viburnum
   opulus}) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red
   berries. It is sometimes called {high cranberry} to
   distinguish it from the {marsh cranberry} or {low cranberry}.

   Syn: guelder rose, European cranberrybush, European cranberry
        bush, crampbark, {Viburnum opulus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]