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red chokeberry

red choke·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red chohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /rɛd ˈtʃoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red chohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /rɛd ˈtʃoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of red chokeberry words

  • noun red chokeberry See under chokeberry (def 1). 1
  • noun plural red chokeberry the berrylike fruit of any North American shrub of the genus Aronia, of the rose family, especially A. arbutifolia (red chokeberry) A. melanocarpa (black chokeberry) or A. prunifolia (purple chokeberry) 1
  • noun plural red chokeberry the plant that bears this fruit. 1

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Origin of red chokeberry

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1770-80; choke + berry

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Parts of speech for Red chokeberry

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red chokeberry popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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