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chokecherry vs. chokeberry

noun

Chiefly Northern U.S.
plural chokecherries.
  1. any of several cherries, especially Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.
  2. the fruit itself.


noun

plural chokeberries.
  1. the berrylike fruit of any North American shrub of the genus Aronia, of the rose family, especially A. arbutifolia red chokeberry, A. melanocarpa black chokeberry, or A. prunifolia purple chokeberry.
  2. the plant that bears this fruit.