English > Juneberry: 2 senses > noun 1, plantMeaning | Any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit. |
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Synonyms | serviceberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow |
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Member of | Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier | North American deciduous trees or shrubs |
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Parts | saskatoon, serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry | edible purple or red berries |
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Narrower | Bartram Juneberry, Amelanchier bartramiana | open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits |
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alderleaf Juneberry, alder-leaved serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia | shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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