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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana..
The youngster-loved chokecherry grows both as a bushy shrub and as a tree seldom higher than 22 feet, its branches bending with clusters of darkening red or blackish purple berrylike drupes . . .
There were handfuls of chokecherries for dessert and a lemonade made from sumac.
Use choke cherry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Choke cherry means Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana..
Common synonyms include prunus virginiana, chokecherry tree.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The youngster-loved chokecherry grows both as a bushy shrub and as a tree seldom higher than 22 feet, its branches bending with clusters of darkening red or blackish purple berrylike drupes . . .
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