serviceberry

[ sur-vis-ber-ee ]

/ ˈsɜr vɪsˌbɛr i /

noun, plural serv·ice·ber·ries.

the fruit of any service tree.

a North American shrub or small tree, Amelanchier canadensis, of the rose family, having serrate, oblong leaves, clusters of white flowers,and a berrylike fruit.

any of various other plants of the genus Amelanchier.

Origin of serviceberry

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; service² + berry

Words nearby serviceberry

Servian, service, serviceable, service animal, service area, serviceberry, service book, service break, service cap, service ceiling, service center

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Example sentences from the Web for serviceberry

He'll sit on his haunches before a serviceberry tree, bend the branches with his paws, and eat off the red fruit wholesale.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
The woodcut began with a drawing in pen-and-ink on the plank surface of a smooth-grained wood such as pear, serviceberry, or box.
Why Bewick Succeeded|Jacob Kainen
Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is also called pigeonberry and sarvice.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The arrow shafts he made of serviceberry wood, straightening them by drawing them through a hole he had bored in a piece of bone.
The Island of Yellow Sands|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

The serviceberry differs in some points from that of the United States.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I.|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

British Dictionary definitions for serviceberry

serviceberry

/ (ˈsɜːvɪsˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

Also called: shadbush any of various North American rosaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amelanchier, esp A. canadensis, which has white flowers and edible purplish berries

the fruit of any of these plants

the fruit of the service tree

Also called (for senses 1, 2): shadberry, Juneberry

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单词	serviceberry
释义	serviceberry [ sur-vis-ber-ee ] / ˈsɜr vɪsˌbɛr i / noun, plural serv·ice·ber·ries. the fruit of any service tree. a North American shrub or small tree, Amelanchier canadensis, of the rose family, having serrate, oblong leaves, clusters of white flowers,and a berrylike fruit. any of various other plants of the genus Amelanchier. Origin of serviceberry An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; service² + berry Words nearby serviceberry Servian, service, serviceable, service animal, service area, serviceberry, service book, service break, service cap, service ceiling, service center Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for serviceberry He'll sit on his haunches before a serviceberry tree, bend the branches with his paws, and eat off the red fruit wholesale. Cedar Creek\|Elizabeth Hely Walshe The woodcut began with a drawing in pen-and-ink on the plank surface of a smooth-grained wood such as pear, serviceberry, or box. Why Bewick Succeeded\|Jacob Kainen Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is also called pigeonberry and sarvice. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The arrow shafts he made of serviceberry wood, straightening them by drawing them through a hole he had bored in a piece of bone. The Island of Yellow Sands\|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill The serviceberry differs in some points from that of the United States. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I.\|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark British Dictionary definitions for serviceberry serviceberry / (ˈsɜːvɪsˌbɛrɪ) / noun plural -ries Also called: shadbush any of various North American rosaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amelanchier, esp A. canadensis, which has white flowers and edible purplish berries the fruit of any of these plants the fruit of the service tree Also called (for senses 1, 2): shadberry, Juneberry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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