shadbush

[ shad-boosh ]

noun

1. the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.
2. any of various other species of Amelanchier.

shadbush

/ ˈʃædˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. another name for serviceberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadbush¹

1810–20, Americanism; shad ( shadberry ) + bush ¹

Example Sentences

I take him back to the shadbush and Shiloh lays down.

From Literature

Azaleas, mountain laurel, blueberry, huckleberry, viburnum, dogwood, hayberry, sweet fern, low shadbush, winterberry, chokecherry, and wild plum are dying under the chemical barrage.

From The New Yorker

Azaleas, mountain laurel, blueberries, huckleberries, viburnums, dogwood, bayberry, sweet fern, low shadbush, winterberry, chokecherry, and wild plum are dying before the chemical barrage.

From Literature

To confirm the identification, Mr. Atha sent a specimen to a shadbush expert at the University of Maine.

From New York Times

Woven with care, it was painstakingly placed in the thin, forked branches of a shadbush, perhaps by a catbird, when spring was young and the woods were filled with wildflowers.

From New York Times