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- Word comparison: chokecherry vs. chokeberry
chokecherry vs. chokeberry
noun
Chiefly Northern U.S.
plural chokecherries.
- any of several cherries, especially Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.
- the fruit itself.
noun
plural chokeberries.
- 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.
- the plant that bears this fruit.