chokecherry
chokecherry · chokecherries
черемха
Virginische Traubenkirsche
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginianaAny of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
Virginische Traubenkirsche
черемхаčeremxa
The fruit of this plant.
черемхаčeremxa
the fruit of the chokecherry tree
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
tree:
Deutsch
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Origin
From choke + cherry, so called from the extreme astringency of the fresh fruit.From choke + cherry, so called from the extreme astringency of the fresh fruit.
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Forms
plural: chokecherriesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds:chokecherry treePrunus virginiana
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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