juneberry

A noun referring to a shrub or small tree that produces edible purple or red berries.

• 🇩🇪Strauch oder kleiner Baum mit essbaren, dunkelvioletten bis roten Beeren; auch die Frucht selbst.

1. Edible fruit B1 formal

   A small, sweet, edible berry that is typically purple or red when ripe, native to North America.

   • Juneberries ripen in early summer and are often used in pies and jams.
   • The birds love to eat the juneberries right off the bush.
   • I picked a basket of juneberries for a homemade sauce.
   • Juneberries can be eaten fresh or dried like raisins.

   🇩🇪Essbare Frucht

   Synonyme: saskatoonserviceberryshadberrysugarplum

2. Shrub or tree B2 formal culinary

   A deciduous shrub or small tree of the genus Amelanchier that produces juneberries.

   • The juneberry tree has beautiful white blossoms in spring.
   • We planted several juneberry shrubs along the fence.
   • The leaves of the juneberry turn orange in autumn.

   🇩🇪Felsenbirne

   Synonyme: saskatoonserviceberryshadblowshadbush

• juneberries plural form
• juneberries' possessive plural form
• juneberry's possessive singular form