serviceberry
Plural: serviceberries
Noun
- any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
- edible purple or red berries
- Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
- Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
- The berries of those trees
- Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
- Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
- The berry of such a plant.
Origin / Etymology
Compound of service (“sorb tree”) + berry. (The first part is from Latin sorbus, not English service (“assistance”).)
Synonyms
Juneberry, juneberry, saskatoon, service tree, shadberry, shadblow, shadbush, currant-tree, shad-blossom
Scrabble Score: 22
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