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serviceberry

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serv⋅ice⋅ber⋅ry

[sur-vis-ber-ee]
–noun, plural -ries.
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.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; service 2 + berry
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ser·vice·ber·ry   (sûr'vĭs-běr'ē)   
n.  The shadbush or one of its fruit.

[service (tree) + berry.]
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