Ma'anar ƙamus na "cranberry na asali" yana nufin wani nau'in cranberry wanda ya kasance na asali ko na wani yanki ko yanki. Kalmar "cranberry na asali" wani lokaci ana amfani da ita musamman don komawa ga nau'in Vaccinium oxycoccos, wanda kuma aka sani da ƙananan cranberry ko cranberry bog. Ana samun irin wannan nau'in cranberry a wurare masu dausayi da bogi a yankunan arewa, kuma yana da karami kuma ya fi tart fiye da nau'in cranberry na gama gari (Vaccinium macrocarpon).