"Fireworm" is a word in ENGLISH
The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves
of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also
cranberry worm.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in boggy places.
Read the complete definitionA species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-idaea), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called …
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Read the complete definitionA red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also, the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or …
Read the complete definitionOne of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in …
Read the complete definitionStewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.
Read the complete definitionA genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
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