Juneberry

American  

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

noun

plural

Juneberries

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

Mr. Kellogg: The barberry— Mr. Mahler: The barberry would be all right, but I prefer the Juneberry and the mulberry and the dogwood, because they come up a little higher.

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.

The College is raising red oak, black walnut, oriental sycamore, sugar maple, elm, hackberry, snowdrop tree, Juneberry, hickory, European larch, Norway maple and box elder for this purpose.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Mature leaves pubescent beneath Juneberry, Amelanchier canadensis var. botryapium. 46a.

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