serviceberry

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English

a serviceberry - Amelanchier asiatica

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Etymology

Compound of service (“sorb tree”) +‎ berry. (The first part is from Latin sorbus, not English service (“assistance”).)

Noun

serviceberry (plural serviceberries)

  1. (Europe) Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
    Synonym: service tree
    1. The berries of those trees
  2. (Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
    Synonyms: currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush
    1. The berry of such a plant.
      Synonyms: saskatoon, juneberry

Derived terms

Translations

Amelanchier

References

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