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choke⋅cher⋅ry

[chohk-cher-ee]
–noun, plural -ries. Chiefly Northern U.S.
1. any of several cherries, esp. Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.
2. the fruit itself.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; choke + cherry
choke·cher·ry   (chōk'chěr'ē)   
n.  
  1. A deciduous North American shrub or small tree (Prunus virginiana) in the rose family, having elongate clusters of small white flowers and astringent, dark red to nearly black fruit.
  2. The fruit of this plant.

[From its bitter fruit.]

Chokecherry

Choke"cher`ry\, n. (Bot.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.
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