shadberry
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A red or purple berry that you can eat from a small wild tree
- noun
- /ˈʃædˌbɛri/
- US
:
fruto de shad
- During the summer, we often enjoy eating ripe shadberries right from the bush.
Examples
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The dessert was topped with a sweet shadberry sauce that delighted everyone.
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Posted by Shadberry Bold Saturday, Nov 17, 2012, 2 days ago
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I picked fresh shadberries from the tree to make a delicious jam.
Synonyms
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A small purple or red berry that people can eat
is used as a general term for the genus berry rather than specific species
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A small purple or red berry that people eat and use in pies and jams
is the general name for such berries not limited to one species
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A small dark purple edible berry often used in jams and pies
is the broader name that highlights this genus's berries especially
Surface Forms
shadberry singular
shadberries plural
Morphology
Etymology
Shadberry comes from the words shad ('a fish') and berry ('small fruit'). These trees often bloom and make fruit when shad return to the rivers in spring, so people named the berries after the fish. So a shadberry is the edible red or purple fruit of the serviceberry.