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serviceberry

Did you mean: serviceberry, Amelanchier, shadbush (plant)

 
Dictionary: ser·vice·ber·ry   (sûr'vĭs-bĕr'ē) pronunciation
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The shadbush or one of its fruit.

[SERVICE (TREE) + BERRY.]


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Gardener's Dictionary: Amelanchier
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The botanical name for shadbush, also known as serviceberry or Juneberry.

amelanchier

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
  Synonyms: Juneberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow

Meaning #2: edible purple or red berries
  Synonyms: saskatoon, shadberry, juneberry


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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Gardener's Dictionary. Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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