cranberry bush cran·ber·ry·bush uncommon noun 1. deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries Synonymscranberry bushcranberry treeAmerican cranberry bushhighbush cranberryViburnum trilobum Related words Broader terms shrub Parts Viburnum WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.