shadbush

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shad·bush

 (shăd′bo͝osh′)
n.
See serviceberry.
[From its being in bloom when shad are found in streams.]
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shadbush

(ˈʃædˌbʊʃ)
n
(Plants) another name for serviceberry1
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shadbush - any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitshadbush - any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
Juneberry, serviceberry, shadblow, service tree
shadberry, juneberry, saskatoon, serviceberry - edible purple or red berries
Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier - North American deciduous trees or shrubs
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
Amelanchier bartramiana, Bartram Juneberry - open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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