chokecherry

A noun referring to a small, bitter, dark-colored fruit from a wild cherry tree native to eastern North America, often eaten by birds.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnung für die kleine, bittere, dunkle Frucht der Wildkirsche (Prunus virginiana), die im östlichen Nordamerika wächst und häufig von Vögeln gefressen wird; auch die Pflanze selbst.

1. Fruit of the chokecherry tree B2 formal american

   The small, dark, astringent fruit produced by the chokecherry tree, often used in jams, jellies, and syrups after sweetening.

   • She made a tart chokecherry jelly from the berries she picked.
   • The chokecherry fruit is too bitter to eat raw but is excellent in preserves.
   • They gathered chokecherries to make a traditional syrup.

   🇩🇪Frucht der Späten Traubenkirsche

2. Tree or shrub B2 formal american

   A common wild cherry tree or shrub native to eastern North America, known for its small, bitter black berries that are a food source for birds.

   • The chokecherry tree grows abundantly along riverbanks.
   • Birds flock to the chokecherry bush when the berries ripen.
   • The chokecherry's bark is sometimes used in herbal remedies.

   🇩🇪Virginia-Traubenkirsche

• chokecherries plural form
• chokecherries' possessive plural form
• chokecherry's possessive singular form