Prunus virginiana

Definitions of Prunus virginiana

1. noun

   a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
   synonyms: chokecherry, chokecherry tree

   types:

   Prunus demissa, Prunus virginiana demissa, western chokecherry

   chokecherry of western United States

   type of:

   cherry, cherry tree

   any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood