serviceberry
Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
Other meanings
The berries of those trees
Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
Synonyms
- service tree
A kind of
- shrub
Related words
- running serviceberry
Word history
From Latin "sorbus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “serviceberry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.