chokeberry

noun

choke·​ber·​ry ˈchōk-ˌber-ē 

: a small berrylike astringent fruit

also : any of a genus (Aronia) of North American shrubs of the rose family bearing chokeberries

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Recent Examples on the Web

Felimon Chairez, 53, a field worker at McKay Nurseries, grades and counts black chokeberry shrubs Jan. 20 in Waterloo, Wis. —NBC News, 2 Feb. 2022

Norris often leans on chokeberry, leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden. —Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2021

The chokeberry is another useful native plant for a full planting bed in wet areas. —Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021

The black chokeberry Viking greets the spring with white, apple-like blossoms, black fruit and red fall coloration. —Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2020

It’s infused with 72 percent black chokeberry too, an ingredient that works to stabilize the vitamin C and hydrates the skin. —Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 9 Mar. 2018

For cancer patients, chemotherapy drugs have been shown to interact with herbal supplements including ginseng, echinacea and chokeberry juice. —Amanda Macmillan, Time, 24 Jan. 2018

There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. —Karen Matthews, The Seattle Times, 5 Aug. 2017

There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. —Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above