choke·ber·ry | \ ˈchōk-ˌber-ē 
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\Definition of chokeberry
: 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 The black chokeberry Viking greets the spring with white, apple-like blossoms, black fruit and red fall coloration.
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Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, "Planning your 2020 garden? You’ll want to check out the year’s Gold Medal Plants.," 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.
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Kathleen Hou, The Cut, "How I Used Korean Skin Care to Treat My Hormonal Acne," 9 Mar. 2018 For cancer patients, chemotherapy drugs have been shown to interact with herbal supplements including ginseng, echinacea and chokeberry juice.
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Amanda Macmillan, Time, "Herbal Supplements May Be Dangerous When You Take Certain Prescription Drugs," 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.
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Karen Matthews, The Seattle Times, "Food is free for the taking at floating ‘forest’ in NYC," 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.
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Washington Post, "Food is free for the taking at floating ‘forest’ in NYC," 5 Aug. 2017
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The first known use of chokeberry was in 1778
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