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saskatoon|sæskəˈtuːn|
Also saskootoom.
[Contracted a. Cree misâskwatomin (Lacombe, Dict. de la langue des Cris), f. misâskwat the Amelanchier + min fruit, berry.]
Canadian name of the shrub or small tree Amelanchier canadensis (var. alnifolia), and its fruit, also called June-berry, shad-berry, and service-berry.
1875Earl of Southesk Saskatchewan & Rocky Mts., Table of Contents vii, Saskootoom Berries. [Not in the text, which gives the Indian name Meesasskootoom-meena.] 1894C. L. Johnstone Wint. & Summer Excurs. Canada 47 The wild saskatoon is a very luscious fruit, like a black currant and bilberry combined. 1904Blackw. Mag. July 74 The uncleared bush is thick with ash, maple, cherry, and saskatoon. |