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shadberry

[ shad-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

plural shadberries.
  1. the fruit of a shadbush.
  2. the plant itself.

shadberry

/ -brɪ; ˈʃædbərɪ /

noun

  1. another name for serviceberry serviceberry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shadberry1

1795–1805, Americanism; shad (perhaps dial. shad cool spot, Old English scead shade, shelter) + berry
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shadberry1

C19: perhaps so called because they appear when shad fish are in the rivers to spawn
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The sound of falling water came to my ear through thickets of hazel and shadberry.

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