chokeberry
nounEtymology From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.
1
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.
2
The fruit of such a shrub.
- Derived terms
- black chokeberry, red chokeberry, purple chokeberry