chokecherry
noun
choke·cher·ry
ˈchōk-ˌcher-ē 
: a wild cherry (Prunus virginiana) of the U.S. and Canada having bitter or astringent red to black edible fruit
also
: this fruit
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Both black bears and grizzly bears eat huckleberries, chokecherries, snowberries, mountain ash berries, and hawthorn berries, among countless other varieties.
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
The cottonwoods are gone, but with the help of an SDSU grant, Ms. Gilbert planted a grove of chokecherry trees.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2023
On the snow beside the boxes, the descendants placed wasna, a traditional ground meat dish, and poured chokecherry juice.
—Kayla Gahagan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
On the first hike in June, Willard led the group down a narrow path through a stand of pine and aspen, stopping to point out native plants on the trail: Blue clematis, serviceberry (which is edible), Oregon grape (edible) and chokecherry (also edible).
—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
The cottonwoods are gone, but with the help of an SDSU grant, Ms. Gilbert planted a grove of chokecherry trees.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2023
On the snow beside the boxes, the descendants placed wasna, a traditional ground meat dish, and poured chokecherry juice.
—Kayla Gahagan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
On the first hike in June, Willard led the group down a narrow path through a stand of pine and aspen, stopping to point out native plants on the trail: Blue clematis, serviceberry (which is edible), Oregon grape (edible) and chokecherry (also edible).
—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
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chokecherry
noun
choke·cher·ry
ˈchōk-ˌcher-ē
-ˈcher-
: a wild cherry of the U.S. and Canada with a bitter fruit that is nearly black when ripe
also
: this fruit
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