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• saskatoon
  saskatoon

  noun

  any of several shad bushes, especially the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.
• Saskatoon
  Saskatoon

  noun

  a city in S Saskatchewan, in SW Canada.

saskatoon

¹ American  

[sas-kuh-toon] / ˌsæs kəˈtun /

noun

Canadian.

1. any of several shad bushes, especially the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.

2. the berry of these bushes.

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Saskatoon ² American  

[sas-kuh-toon] / ˌsæs kəˈtun /

noun

1. a city in S Saskatchewan, in SW Canada.

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Saskatoon ¹ British  

/ ˌsæskəˈtuːn /

noun

1. a city in W Canada, in S Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River: oil refining; university (1907). Pop: 196 816 (2001)

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saskatoon ² British  

/ ˌsæskəˈtuːn /

noun

1. a species of serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia, of W Canada: noted for its succulent purplish berries

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Etymology

Origin of saskatoon

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

Purdy says she felt “slighted” when, earlier this summer, she received an email from Cornell’s Cooperative Extension suggesting that Canadian growers use juneberry instead of saskatoon berry “to help overall marketing of the berry.”

From Time ● Aug. 21, 2014

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

In the summer she had picked the fruit herself, just as she had gathered the saskatoon berries sprinkled through the pemmican she was going to use for the rubaboo.

From Man Size by William MacLeod Raine

STARS, the regional air ambulance service, said aircraft and crews from Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Calgary had been deployed.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The 20-year-old from Kyoto scored 72.29 points in her ISU Grand Prix season debut to seize the lead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

On Wednesday night in Saskatoon, Canada won 4-2.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

The series will resume in December in Kitchener and Sarnia, Canada, followed by February games in Saskatoon and Regina, Canada, and St. Paul, Minn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

It was held in Saskatoon, about 160 miles from Regina, a three-hour drive across the northern Great Plains.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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