juneberry

See also: Juneberry

English

A juneberry in bloom

Alternative forms

• Juneberry

Etymology

June +‎ berry, the berries typically ripening in June

Noun

juneberry (plural juneberries)

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.

Synonyms

• shadbush, serviceberry, saskatoon (Canadian prairies)

Derived terms

• alderleaf juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
• Allegheny juneberry (Amelanchier laevis)
• Bartram juneberry (Amelanchier bartramiana)
• Canadian jundeberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
• coastal juneberry (Amelanchier obovalis)
• downy juneberry (Amelanchier arborea)
• Fernald juneberry, Fernald's juneberry (Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea)
• Gaspe juneberry, Gaspé roundleaf juneberry (Amelanchier sanguinea var. gaspensis)
• Huron juneberry
• inland juneberry (Amelanchier interior)
• juneberry holly (Ilex spp.)
• Korean juneberry (Amelanchier asiatica)
• large-flowered juneberry
• low juneberry (Amelanchier spicata, Amelanchier humilis)
• Minnesota juneberry
• mountain juneberry (Amelanchier bartramiana)
• Nantucket juneberry (Amelanchier nantucketensis)
• northwestern serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
• Nova Scotia juneberry
• oblongleaf juneberry
• roundleaf juneberry (Amelanchier sanguinea)
• running juneberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
• smooth juneberry (Amelanchier laevis)
• southern juneberry (Amelanchier obovalis)
• swamp juneberry (Amelanchier × intermedia)
• Wiegand juneberry (Amelanchier × wiegandii

Translations

serviceberry — see serviceberry

References

• juneberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amelanchier on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “juneberry”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.