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noun
Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Europe
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: service tree
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
The berries of those trees
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Europe
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: service tree
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
The berry of such a plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush, saskatoon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
edible purple or red berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: saskatoon, shadberry, juneberry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: berry
noun
any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Juneberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: alderleaf Juneberry, alder-leaved serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia, Bartram Juneberry, Amelanchier bartramiana
History
Compound of service (“sorb tree”) + berry. (The first part is from Latin sorbus, not English service (“assistance”).)
Across languages
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
