chokeberry

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Definition of chokeberry in English English dictionary

Either of two species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps

The fruit of such a shrub

The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub

Either of two species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps

Hyphenation

choke·ber·ry

Etymology

() Aronia melanocarpa Derived from choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.