chokecherry
Americannoun
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any of several cherries, especially Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.
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the fruit itself.
noun
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any of several North American species of cherry, esp Prunus virginiana, having very astringent dark red or black fruit
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the fruit of any of these trees
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But it’s important to try, he said, ticking off the reasons: Without restoration and resilience work, this piece of forest will likely convert to shrubland dominated by manzanita, whitethorn and chokecherry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
But with a group of our size, bears could hear us from miles away, and there was no chance of surprising a grizzly in the midst of a chokecherry feast.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
Many look for nectar on dandelion, rabbitbrush, Canada thistle, osier dogwood and chokecherry.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
Her land is now a patchwork of plants: 10-foot high chokecherry trees, lilac trees that stand just above your knee and infant evergreens.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2018
I dream I’m picking the chokecherries off the chokecherry tree and putting them into the lard pail.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Many of his neighbors did not grow up eating the Indigenous vegetation or the heritage dishes traditionally made from it, like wojapi, a stewed-fruit pudding made with late-summer chokecherries, or venison stew with timpsila.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
She also talked about gathering capulin — or chokecherries — and roasting blue corn to make atole — a traditional beverage — to share during the holidays.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
The bloom is followed by a wave of fruition: blueberries, orange umbels of mountain ash, elderberries, chokecherries, and pine nuts.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2019
“We’re a small but tightly knit community,” said Mr. Sherman, as the chokecherries swelled and fell away from their pits.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2016
Her footprints pushed aside the snow to reveal the deep brown of fallen leaves, and red chokecherries climbed among the evergreens — startling color in the gray and white landscape.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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