Serviceberry

Origin

From service("an alteration of Sorbus, a genus with a similar berry") + berry

Full definition of serviceberry

Noun

serviceberry

(plural serviceberries)

Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
The berry of such a plant.

Synonyms

(plant of genus Amelanchier) currant-tree, Juneberry, mespilus, shad-blossom, shadbush