Serviceberry Definition

sûrvĭs-bĕrē
serviceberries
noun
serviceberries
Webster's New World
Any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Amelanchier of the rose family, chiefly found in North America, having clusters of white flowers and edible red to dark purple fruit.
American Heritage
The fruit of any service tree.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Serviceberry

Noun

Singular:
serviceberry
Plural:
serviceberries

Origin of Serviceberry

  • From service (“an alteration of Sorbus, a genus with a similar berry") +"Ž berry

    From Wiktionary

  • service (tree) berry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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