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chokeberry

[ chohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈtʃoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
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noun, plural choke·ber·ries.
the berrylike fruit of any North American shrub of the genus Aronia, of the rose family, especially A. arbutifolia(red chokeberry ),A. melanocarpa(black chokeberry ), or A. prunifolia(purple chokeberry ).
the plant that bears this fruit.

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Origin of chokeberry

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; choke + berry

Words nearby chokeberry

choirmaster, choir school, Choiseul, choke, choke back, chokeberry, chokebore, choke chain, chokecherry, choke coil, choke collar
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How to use chokeberry in a sentence

  • She afterwards discovered that the pink juice of chokeberry did very well for lips, cheeks, and gay dresses.

    Brave Men and Women|O.E. Fuller

  • Chokeberry, buckthorn, elder berry, and mulberry will attract birds away from blackberry and raspberry patches.

    The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller

  • There were thickets of aronia or chokeberry, whose flat white blossoms and reddish bark showed its kinship to the apple tree.

    Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for chokeberry

chokeberry
/ (ˈtʃəʊkbərɪ, -brɪ) /
noun plural -ries
any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
the red or purple bitter fruit of any of these shrubs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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