serviceberry

serviceberry
/serr"vis ber'ee/, n., pl. serviceberries.
1. the fruit of any service tree.
2. a North American shrub or small tree, Amelanchier canadensis, of the rose family, having serrate, oblong leaves, clusters of white flowers,and a berrylike fruit.
3. any of various other plants of the genus Amelanchier.
[1775-85, Amer.; SERVICE2 + BERRY]

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