any of several shad bushes, especially the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.
the berry of these bushes.
1790–1800; < Cree misa·skwato·min saskatoon berry, derivative of misa·skwat saskatoon bush (literally, that which is solid wood), with -min berry
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The Fab Five feasted on plants gathered in season from the wild — skunk cabbage, saskatoon berries and dandelions — plus fish, moose and deer.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
After an interminable, jolting drive, windrows of saskatoon bushes and blueberries announced the beginning of the farm, then a potato field, then the first glimpse of a long log house surrounded by white trailers.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020
It depicts a Native American chief pointing to the town’s future location while an explorer to his side dubs it the saskatoon, named after the berry long-known by the indigenous population.
From Time • Aug. 21, 2014
And now some Canadians who have long cultivated the tiny super-food are crying foul over a quiet U.S.-led push to re-brand it: from saskatoon to juneberry.
From Time • Aug. 21, 2014
On again through the still air, and between the winding avenues of birch, poplar and saskatoon bushes.
From The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion by Mackie, John
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