chokecherry

noun

choke·​cher·​ry ˈchōk-ˌcher-ē 

: a wild cherry (Prunus virginiana) of the U.S. and Canada having bitter or astringent red to black edible fruit

also : this fruit

Examples of chokecherry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black Cherries Moon – A term the Assiniboine people gave this period, referring to chokecherries becoming ripe. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

Even a single chokecherry or a pot of goldenrod can become a haven for insects, birds, and small mammals. —Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 27 July 2025

On this slope, Jordin worked around the existing chokecherries, filling out the area with large boxwoods. —Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025

Their blue corn zucchini fingers and refreshing chokecherry lemonade were like a fresh taste of the land after hiking around Whitefeather’s ancestral lands and meeting buffalo up close. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chokecherry

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• beriberi
• breviary
• budgetary
• capillary
• catenary
• cautionary

Kids Definition

chokecherry

noun

choke·​cher·​ry ˈchōk-ˌcher-ē 

-ˈcher-

: a wild cherry of the U.S. and Canada with a bitter fruit that is nearly black when ripe

also : this fruit