chokecherry

ˈtʃoʊkˌtʃɛri

chokecherries

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Definition of chokecherry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

berry

Rare

small bitter fruit from a shrubby North American tree

Rare

Birds love eating chokecherry in the fall.

wild cherry

plant

Rare

North American tree or shrub bearing chokecherries

Rare

The chokecherry is common along the edges of fields and woods..

wild cherry

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small bitter fruit from a shrubby North American tree
North American tree or shrub bearing chokecherries

Expressions with chokecherry

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chokecherry tree

North American tree with small berries often made into jelly or jam

The chokecherry tree behind the barn is heavy with fruit.

Origin of chokecherry

English, choke (to suffocate) + cherry (fruit)

Examples of chokecherry in a sentence

The chokecherry tree blooms in early spring.
The chokecherry blooms in late spring.
Birds love to eat the berries of the chokecherry.

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French:cerise de Virginie, prunier noir, ...
German:Traubenkirsche, Erlenkirschenbaum, ...
Italian:ciliegia amara, ciliegio della Virginia, ...
Spanish:cereza amarga, cerezo de Virginia, ...
Portuguese:cereja-brava, cerejeira-silvestre, ...
Chinese:稠李果, 串樱桃, ...
Japanese:チョークチェリー, チョークチェリーの木, ...
Arabic:تشوك تشيري, تشوكشيري, ...
Hebrew:דּוּבְדְּבָן חוֹנֵק, צ׳וֹקְצ׳ָ'רִי, ...
Russian:черемуха, черёмуха виргинская, ...
Ukrainian:чокчеррі, черемха віргінська, ...
Hindi:चोकचेरी, चोकचेरी का पेड़, ...
Bengali:চোকচেরি, চোকচেরি গাছ, ...
Catalan:cirera d'ardent, cirerer d'arbós, ...
Czech:malý hořký plod severoamerického keřovitého stromu, střemcha, ...
Danish:kvæde, kvædetræ, ...
Dutch:krent, chokecherry boom, ...
Greek:αγριοκερασιά, πικροκέρασο δέντρο, ...
Hungarian:virginiai zelnicemeggy, fanyar cseresznye, ...
Khmer:ផ្លែសេរីព្រៃអាមេរិកខាងជើងដែលមានរសជាតិល្វីង, ដើមឈើ ឬគុម្ពោតនៅអាមេរិកខាងជើងដែលផ្លែរបស់វាមានរសជាតិចត់, ...
Korean:초크체리, 초크체리 나무, ...
Persian:چوک‌چری, درخت آلبالو تلخ, ...
Polish:czeremcha, drzewo czeremchy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cereja-silvestre, cerejeira-silvestre, ...
Romanian:cireașă neagră, cireș de Virginia, ...
Swedish:häggbär, chokecherry träd, ...
Thai:โชคเชอร์รี่, ต้นเชอร์รี่ป่า, ...
Turkish:kara kiraz, yaban kirazı ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:quả anh đào dại, cây anh đào dại, ...

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