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serviceberry

noun

Etymology

Compound of service (“sorb tree”) + berry. (The first part is from Latin sorbus, not English service (“assistance”).)

  1. derived from sorbus

Definitions

  1. Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus…

    Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.

  2. Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the…

    Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.

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