alder-leaved serviceberry

Definitions of alder-leaved serviceberry
  1. noun
    shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
    synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia, alderleaf Juneberry
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    Juneberry, service tree, serviceberry, shadblow, shadbush
    any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
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