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Definition of Shadberry
1. Noun. Edible purple or red berries.
Generic synonyms: Berry
Group relationships: Juneberry, Service Tree, Serviceberry, Shadblow, Shadbush
Definition of Shadberry
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shadberry
Literary usage of Shadberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1853)
"My next experiment was with shadberry, with no better success. ... >ears will
grow well on the 1 horn,Mountain Ash. jr shadberry, for a few years. ..."
2. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"To protect strawberries and cherries (May and June), plant Russian mulberry and
June berry or shadberry. To protect raspberries and blackberries (July and ..."
3. The Birds of New Jersey by Charles Anthony Shriner (1896)
"... the farmer to plant rows of these trees near his orchard, and it is possible
that the early Juneberry or shadberry might also be useful in this respect. ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"... a red fruit that looks like a shadberry, and tastes like a kind of currant— good.
Dark-green fruits, having oval seeds like those of the plum, ..."
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