Meanings
plural serviceberries · alternative service-berry · alternative service berry
- EuropeSeveral species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
Synonyms: service tree
- CanadaUSAny plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
Synonyms: currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush
- CanadaUSThe berry of such a plant.
Synonyms: currant-tree, Juneberry, shad-blossom, shadbush, saskatoon, juneberry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSeveral species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.
nounThe berries of those trees
nounAny plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ирга
- ирга (irga)Amelanchier
Chinese Mandarin 唐棣属
- 唐棣属Amelanchier
Czech muchovník
- muchovníkAmelanchier
Danish bærmispel
- bærmispelAmelanchier
Dutch krentenboompje
- krentenboompjeAmelanchier
Esperanto amelanĉo
- amelanĉoAmelanchier
Estonian toompihlakas
- toompihlakasAmelanchier
Finnish tuomipihlaja, tuomipihlajan marja
- tuomipihlajaAmelanchier
- tuomipihlajan marjaberry of Amelanchier
French amélanchier, amélanche
- amélanchierAmelanchier
- amélancheberry of Amelanchier
German Felsenbirne, Felsenbirne
- FelsenbirneAmelanchier
- Felsenbirneberry of Amelanchier
Hungarian fanyarka
- fanyarkaAmelanchier
Irish sceach na sead, caor sceach na sead
- sceach na seadAmelanchier
- caor sceach na seadberry of Amelanchier
Japanese ザイフリボク属
- ザイフリボク属Amelanchier
Korean 채진목속
- 채진목속 (chaejinmoksok)Amelanchier
Lithuanian medlieva
- medlievaAmelanchier
Norwegian blåheggslekta
- blåheggslektaAmelanchier
Polish świdośliwa, świdośliwa
- świdośliwaAmelanchier
- świdośliwaberry of Amelanchier
Portuguese amelanqueiro
- amelanqueiroAmelanchier
Russian ирга́, ирга́
- ирга́ (irgá)Amelanchier
- ирга́ (irgá)berry of Amelanchier
Spanish guillomo
- guillomoAmelanchier
Swedish häggmispelsläktet
- häggmispelsläktetAmelanchier
Ukrainian ірга́, коринка
- ірга́ (irhá)Amelanchier
- коринка (korynka)Amelanchier
- бішмула́ (bišmulá)Amelanchier
Cite this entry
serviceberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceberry
“serviceberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serviceberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceberry.
Source: serviceberry on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.