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noun

Juneberry n. (Bot.)

(a)

The small applelike berry of American trees of genus Amelanchier; also called service berry.

(b)

The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; also called shad bush, and shad tree.

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Etymology of 'Juneberry'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Juneberry" Quotes from Famous Books

... arrowshafts (ma^{n}sa) of ja^{n}-[']qude-hi, "gray wood," juneberry wood, which grew in their country, but is not found among the Omaha. Most of the Omaha made their shafts of the ma^n'saqtihi, or "real arrow-wood," (Viburnum) as that was the wood best suited for the purpose. Sometimes they were made of chokecherry wood; and ...

— Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements • James Owen Dorsey,

Words linked to "Juneberry" : shadblow, Amelanchier bartramiana, shadbush, alder-leaved serviceberry, alderleaf Juneberry, service tree, shrub, Amelanchier, berry, shadberry, serviceberry, Bartram Juneberry, saskatoon, genus Amelanchier