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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Aronia berry, also known as chokeberry, is one candidate.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
By Josie Taris, The Aspen Times What’s a chokeberry shrub in comparison to half an Italian sub?
—The Aspen Times, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
As part of the class’ seed-to-table program, the youngsters will care for the 30 plum, pawpaw, persimmon and chokeberry trees, harvest their fruit and use the fruit in a salad, for a snack or perhaps to bake a pie.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
Red Lake Ojibwe sell mail-order wild rice and chokeberry jam.
—Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2021
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
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
By Josie Taris, The Aspen Times What’s a chokeberry shrub in comparison to half an Italian sub?
—The Aspen Times, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
As part of the class’ seed-to-table program, the youngsters will care for the 30 plum, pawpaw, persimmon and chokeberry trees, harvest their fruit and use the fruit in a salad, for a snack or perhaps to bake a pie.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
Red Lake Ojibwe sell mail-order wild rice and chokeberry jam.
—Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2021
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
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