chokecherry

[ chohk-cher-ee ]

/ ˈtʃoʊkˌtʃɛr i /

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noun, plural choke·cher·ries.Chiefly Northern U.S.

any of several cherries, especially Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.

the fruit itself.

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Origin of chokecherry

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; choke + cherry

Words nearby chokecherry

choke, choke back, chokeberry, chokebore, choke chain, chokecherry, choke coil, choke collar, choked, chokedamp, choke-full

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How to use chokecherry in a sentence

The wild black cherry is the most noxious species, and the chokecherry is not far behind it.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various
There were some chokecherry bushes higher than her head, and there were other bushes that did not look particularly enlivening.
Lonesome Land|B. M. Bower
The surrounding trees were mountain mahogany and chokecherry.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
There are two species of gooseberry here, but neither of them yet ripe: nor are the chokecherry, though in great quantities.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I.|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Opposite the schoolhouse was a little copse of chokecherry bushes, and we stepped in among them to watch.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for chokecherry

chokecherry

/ (ˈtʃəʊkˌtʃɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any of several North American species of cherry, esp Prunus virginiana, having very astringent dark red or black fruit

the fruit of any of these trees

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