Meanings
nounSaskatoon berry (plural Saskatoon berries)
plural Saskatoon berries
- Amelanchier alnifolia, a shrub with edible berry-like fruit.
Synonyms: pacific serviceberry, alder-leaf shadbush, chuckley pear, pigeon berry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAmelanchier alnifolia, a shrub with edible berry-like fruit.
Similar
pacific serviceberryalder-leaf shadbushchuckley pearpigeon berry
Also see
Origin
- Creeᒥᓵᐢᐠᐘᑑᒥᓇ
- EnglishSaskatoon berry
From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᐠᐘᑑᒥᓇ (misaaskwatoomina).
More words from Cree
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish marjatuomipihlaja
- marjatuomipihlajaAmelanchier alnifolia
German Erlenblättrige Felsenbirne
- Erlenblättrige FelsenbirneAmelanchier alnifolia
Polish świdośliwa olcholistna
- świdośliwa olcholistnaAmelanchier alnifolia
Turkish manaz
- manazAmelanchier alnifolia
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APA
Saskatoon berry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saskatoon%20berry
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“Saskatoon berry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saskatoon%20berry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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