Chokecherry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  chokecherry
       n 1: the fruit of the chokecherry tree
       2: a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small
          bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry
          tree}, {Prunus virginiana}]