serviceberry
English
a serviceberry - Amelanchier asiatica
Etymology
From service (“an alteration of Sorbus, a genus with a similar berry”) + berry
Noun
serviceberry (plural serviceberries)
- Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
- The berry of such a plant.
Synonyms
- (plant of genus Amelanchier): currant-tree, Juneberry, mespilus, shad-blossom, shadbush
Translations
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References
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- serviceberry at USDA Plants database
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