snowy mespilus

noun

Amelanchier ovalis, also called the Savoy medlar.

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Origintranslingual Mespilus →
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Meanings

nounsnowy mespilus (plural snowy mespiluses)

plural snowy mespiluses

  1. Multiple species in the genus Amelanchier:
    1. Amelanchier ovalis, also called the Savoy medlar.

      Synonyms: snowy mespil

    2. Amelanchier lamarckii, also called juneberry, serviceberry or shadbush.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmelanchier ovalis, also called the Savoy medlar.

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snowy mespil
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savoy medlarsnowy mespil

Origin

  1. translingualMespilus
  2. Englishsnowy mespilus

From snowy + mespilus, a borrowing from translingual Mespilus, the genus they were formerly in.

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APA

snowy mespilus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20mespilus

MLA

“snowy mespilus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20mespilus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowy mespilus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20mespilus.

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