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.

• 🇨🇳指北美东部野生樱桃树（弗吉尼亚稠李）的果实，是一种小而深色、味苦的浆果，常被鸟类食用；也指这种树本身。

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.

   🇨🇳弗吉尼亚稠李果实

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.

   🇨🇳野樱桃（弗吉尼亚稠李）

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