chokecherry

chokecherry [chohk-cher-ee] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural choke·cher·ries. Chiefly Northern U.S.

any of several cherries, especially Prunus virginiana, of North America, that bear an astringent fruit.
the fruit itself.

Origin of chokecherry An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; choke + cherry Examples from the Web for chokecherry Historical Examples of chokecherry

There are two species of gooseberry here, but neither of them yet ripe: nor are the chokecherry, though in great quantities.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

The wild black cherry is the most noxious species, and the chokecherry is not far behind it.

Various

When Thea first came, the chokecherry bushes were in blossom, and the scent of them was almost sickeningly sweet after a shower.

Willa Cather

It tore aspens and chokecherry bushes out of the ground and left the yuccas hanging by their tough roots.

Willa Cather

Opposite the schoolhouse was a little copse of chokecherry bushes, and we stepped in among them to watch.

Charles Asbury Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for chokecherry chokecherry noun plural -ries

any of several North American species of cherry, esp Prunus virginiana, having very astringent dark red or black fruit
the fruit of any of these trees