English Explanatory Dictionary

juneberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several North American trees of the genus Amelanchier, having white flowers and edible, purplish fruit.
  2. The fruit of such a tree.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of juneberry.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

juneberry juneberries

Etymology

From June + berry, the berries typically ripening in June.

Synonyms

shadbush serviceberry saskatoon

Derived words

alderleaf juneberry Allegheny juneberry Bartram juneberry Canadian jundeberry coastal juneberry downy juneberry Fernald juneberry Fernald's juneberry Gaspe juneberry Gaspé roundleaf juneberry Huron juneberry inland juneberry juneberry holly Korean juneberry large-flowered juneberry low juneberry Minnesota juneberry mountain juneberry Nantucket juneberry northwestern serviceberry Nova Scotia juneberry oblongleaf juneberry roundleaf juneberry running juneberry smooth juneberry southern juneberry swamp juneberry Wiegand juneberry (Amelanchier × wiegandii
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