Associations to the word «Amelanchier»

Wiktionary

AMELANCHIER, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae   — the serviceberries.
AMELANCHIER BARTRAMIANA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the oblongfruit serviceberry, native to the northeastern US and eastern Canada.
AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the Canadian serviceberry, native to eastern North America.
AMELANCHIER SPICATA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — running serviceberry, native to temperate Eastern North America.

Dictionary definition

AMELANCHIER, noun. North American deciduous trees or shrubs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats