Meaning | A common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds. |
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Synonyms | chokecherry tree, Prunus virginiana |
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Member of | Prunus, genus Prunus | A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
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Parts | chokecherry | The fruit of the chokecherry tree |
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Narrower | western chokecherry, Prunus virginiana demissa, Prunus demissa | chokecherry of western United States |
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Broader | cherry, cherry tree | Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone |
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