noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant in the genus Amelanchier.
2. 2
   any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

juneberryserviceberryjuneberryservice treeshadberryshadblow

Etymology

From shad + bush, its flowers traditionally being said to appear "when the shad run".

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