chokeberry

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chokeberry

  • /ˈtʃəʊkbəri/

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From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.

noun chokeberries

  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.

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noun deciduous shrub in genus Aronia

한국어아로니아속 aroniasok
Ελληνικάαρώνια arónia
العربيةأَرُونِيَة ʔarūniya

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@misc{chokeberry_2026,
  title = {chokeberry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chokeberry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}