serviceberry (redirected from serviceberries)

ser·vice·ber·ry  (sûrvs-br)

n.

The shadbush or one of its fruit.

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[service (tree) + berry.]

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serviceberry [ˈsɜːvɪsˌbɛrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of any of these plants

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of the service tree Also called (for senses 1, 2) shadberry Juneberry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	serviceberry - any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit Juneberry, shadblow, shadbush, service tree shadberry, juneberry, saskatoon, serviceberry - edible purple or red berries Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier - North American deciduous trees or shrubs alder-leaved serviceberry, alderleaf Juneberry, Amelanchier alnifolia - shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits Amelanchier bartramiana, Bartram Juneberry - open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	serviceberry - edible purple or red berries shadberry, juneberry, saskatoon berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves Juneberry, serviceberry, shadblow, shadbush, service tree - any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit