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Definition of Chokecherry tree
1. Noun. A common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds.
Exact synonyms: Chokecherry, Prunus Virginiana
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Cherry, Cherry Tree
Terms within: Chokecherry
Specialized synonyms: Prunus Demissa, Prunus Virginiana Demissa, Western Chokecherry
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Cherry, Cherry Tree
Terms within: Chokecherry
Specialized synonyms: Prunus Demissa, Prunus Virginiana Demissa, Western Chokecherry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chokecherry Tree
Literary usage of Chokecherry tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians by Robert Harry Lowie (1918)
"The bear took the child, got a mulberry thorn and a sarvis- berry tree and made
an arrow, while from a chokecherry tree he made a bow. ..."