shadbush

American  

[shad-boosh] / ˈʃædˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.

2. any of various other species of Amelanchier.

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shadbush British  

/ ˈʃædˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. another name for serviceberry

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Etymology

Origin of shadbush

1810–20, shad ( see shadberry) + bush ¹

Example Sentences

Azaleas, mountain laurel, blueberry, huckleberry, viburnum, dogwood, hayberry, sweet fern, low shadbush, winterberry, chokecherry, and wild plum are dying under the chemical barrage.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

Trees and plants were brought in: bald cypress, black tupelo, duck potato, river birch, shadbush, sweetbay magnolia and winterberry, among others.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2012

I take him back to the shadbush and Shiloh lays down.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Get me as far as the shadbush next to the pine, and then I sit down and hug Shiloh.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Azaleas, mountain laurel, blueberries, huckleberries, viburnums, dogwood, bayberry, sweet fern, low shadbush, winterberry, chokecherry, and wild plum are dying before the chemical barrage.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson