Juneberry

American  

[joon-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈdʒunˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

Juneberries plural

1. the American serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.

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Juneberry British  

/ ˈdʒuːnˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. another name for serviceberry serviceberry

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Etymology

Origin of Juneberry

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; June + berry

Example Sentences

“We will paint this space Juneberry, and it will wrap you in this scrumptious hug of color,” she told them.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

They will later have the family’s weekly Sunday dinner, when all her cousins and siblings and aunts pack into Jewel’s house to eat “Indian tacos” and dip homemade bread in sweet Juneberry soup.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2018

One day I started for Drownville with a big bundle of aperns marm had sewed for Mis' Juneberry that kep' store at Drownville.

From Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods by Emerson, Alice B.

The dwarf Juneberry, with their villous young leaves and white flowers, are very attractive in April and should receive more attention from our planters.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

Leaves finely serrate, with about 2-3 teeth for each lateral vein Juneberry, Amelanchier oblongifolia. 48a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan