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Definition of Serviceberry
1. Noun. Any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit.
Terms within: Juneberry, Saskatoon, Shadberry
Group relationships: Amelanchier, Genus Amelanchier
Specialized synonyms: Alder-leaved Serviceberry, Alderleaf Juneberry, Amelanchier Alnifolia, Amelanchier Bartramiana, Bartram Juneberry
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Edible purple or red berries.
Generic synonyms: Berry
Group relationships: Juneberry, Service Tree, Shadblow, Shadbush
Definition of Serviceberry
1. Noun. A genus (''Amelanchier'') of about 25 species of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family ''Rosaceae''. ¹
2. Noun. the berry of this plant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Serviceberry
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Serviceberry
Literary usage of Serviceberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... s. diction de mettre cl part, serviceberry-tree, s. cormier, sorbier, m.
Serviceable, adj. serviable, utile Serviceableness, s. caractère set-viable, m. ..."
2. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"Western serviceberry. RANGE.—From Alaska (Yukon River, latitude 62° 45') to
California (southern ... serviceberry; Western serviceberry; "Sarvice" (Wyo.). ..."
3. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth, United States Forest Service (1908)
"Western serviceberry. Amelanchier alnifolia Nuttall. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS.
Western serviceberry is a tall, slender-stemmed shrub from 8 to 10 feet ..."
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