serviceberry
Americannoun
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the fruit of any service tree.
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a North American shrub or small tree, Amelanchier canadensis, of the rose family, having serrate, oblong leaves, clusters of white flowers,and a berrylike fruit.
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any of various other plants of the genus Amelanchier.
noun
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Also called: shadbush. any of various North American rosaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amelanchier, esp A. canadensis, which has white flowers and edible purplish berries
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the fruit of any of these plants
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the fruit of the service tree
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Also, I must ask: What is a serviceberry?
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024
Standing in a patch of bitterroot, serviceberry and sage at the foot of Elk Mountain, Mr. Hettick called apps such as OnX “the best thing that’s happened to access in years.”
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022
“Rain is good,” he said as he stood among the panoply of serviceberry, white western yarrow, pink seablush, great camas, fool’s onion, checker lily and Pacific crabapple.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2022
“Red buckeye, serviceberry, redbud, yellowbud, blackhaw viburnum and flowering dogwood.”
From Washington Times • May 12, 2018
The woodcut began with a drawing in pen-and-ink on the plank surface of a smooth-grained wood such as pear, serviceberry, or box.
From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Kainen, Jacob
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