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Definition of Shadbush
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, Serviceberry, Shadberry
Group relationships: Amelanchier, Genus Amelanchier
Specialized synonyms: Alder-leaved Serviceberry, Alderleaf Juneberry, Amelanchier Alnifolia, Amelanchier Bartramiana, Bartram Juneberry
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Shadbush
1. Noun. The plant Juneberry or serviceberry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shadbush
1. a flowering tree or shrub [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shadbush
Literary usage of Shadbush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Northern Shrubs and how to Identify Them: A Handbook for the Nature-lover by Harriet Louise Keeler (1903)
"The homely name of shadbush was given to the ... To the birds, likewise, a shadbush
is a shadbush, for the family fruit has been preempted by the birds for ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"PC Amelanchier intermedia Spach shadbush; Serviceberry Deciduous shrub Wet woods,
... Smooth serviceberry; Smooth shadbush Deciduous tree Rocky woods, ..."
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