Meanings
nounchokeberry (plural chokeberries)
plural chokeberries
- Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
- The fruit of such a shrub.
Origin
From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَرُونِيَة
- أَرُونِيَة (ʔarūniya)deciduous shrub in genus Aronia
Bulgarian арония
- арония (aronija)deciduous shrub in genus Aronia
Finnish aronia
- aroniadeciduous shrub in genus Aronia
Greek αρώνια
- αρώνια (arónia)deciduous shrub in genus Aronia
Korean 아로니아속
- 아로니아속 (aroniasok)deciduous shrub in genus Aronia
Norwegian svartsurbærbusk, svartsurbær
- svartsurbærbuskdeciduous shrub in genus Aronia
- svartsurbærfruit of such a shrub
Polish aronia, aronia
- aroniadeciduous shrub in genus Aronia
- aroniafruit of such a shrub
Scottish Gaelic dearc-thachdaidh
- dearc-thachdaidhfruit of such a shrub
Swedish aronia, aroniabär
- aroniadeciduous shrub in genus Aronia
- aroniabärfruit of such a shrub
Turkish aronya
- aronyafruit of such a shrub
Cite this entry
APA
chokeberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokeberry
MLA
“chokeberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokeberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chokeberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokeberry.
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