3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shad \Shad\ (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ({Alosa sapidissima} formerly {Clupea sapidissima}), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose ({Alosa alosa} formerly {Clupea alosa}), and the twaite shad ({Alosa finta} formerly {Clupea finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.] [1913 Webster] Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}), called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter shad}. [1913 Webster] {Hardboaded shad}, or {Yellow-tailed shad}, the menhaden. {Hickory shad}, or {Tailor shad}, the {mattowacca}. {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus {Gerres}. {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({Amelanchier Canadensis}, and {Amelanchier alnifolia}). Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence they are called {Juneberries}. The plant is also called {service tree}, and {Juneberry}. {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); -- so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. {Trout shad}, the squeteague. {White shad}, the common shad. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Juneberry \June"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus {Amelanchier}; -- also called {service berry}. (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called {shad bush}, and {shad tree}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Juneberry n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush}, {shadblow}] 2: edible purple or red berries [syn: {saskatoon}, {serviceberry}, {shadberry}]
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