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chokecherry tree

/ˌtʃoʊkˌˈtʃɛri tri/
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Other forms: chokecherry trees

Definitions of chokecherry tree
  1. noun
    a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
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    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
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