the evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family which yields this fruit 越桔
Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several species, in particular, the European V. oxycoccos and the North American V. macrocarpon 越橘属,杜鹃花科:数种,尤指欧洲的酸果越桔(拉丁名V. oxycoccos)和北美的大果越桔(拉丁名V. macrocarpon)
语源
mid 17th cent. (originally North American): from German Kranbeere or Low German kranebeere 'crane-berry'