Juneberry
n . 柳树之一种,其果实
柳树之一种,其果实
Juneberry n 1 :
any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue -
black or purplish fruit [
synonym :
{
Juneberry }, {
serviceberry }, {
service tree }, {
shadbush },
{
shadblow }]
2 :
edible purple or red berries [
synonym : {
saskatoon },
{
serviceberry }, {
shadberry }, {
juneberry }]
Shad \
Shad \ (
sh [
a ^]
d ),
n .
sing . &
pl . [
AS .
sceadda a kind of fish ,
akin to Prov .
G .
schade ;
cf .
Ir . &
Gael .
sgadan a herring ,
W .
ysgadan herrings ;
all perhaps akin to E .
skate a fish .] (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family .
The American species ({
Alosa sapidissima }
formerly {
Clupea sapidissima }),
which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn ,
is an important market fish .
The European allice shad ,
or alose ({
Alosa alosa }
formerly {
Clupea alosa }),
and the twaite shad ({
Alosa finta }
formerly {
Clupea finta }),
are less important species . [
Written also {
chad }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The name is loosely applied ,
also ,
to several other fishes ,
as the gizzard shad (
see under {
Gizzard }),
called also {
mud shad }, {
white -
eyed shad },
and {
winter shad }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Hardboaded shad },
or {
Yellow -
tailed shad },
the menhaden .
{
Hickory shad },
or {
Tailor shad },
the {
mattowacca }.
{
Long -
boned shad },
one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies ,
of the genus {
Gerres }.
{
Shad bush } (
Bot .),
a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus {
Amelanchier }
({
Amelanchier Canadensis },
and {
Amelanchier alnifolia }).
Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May ,
when the shad appear ,
and the edible berries (
pomes )
ripen in June or July ,
whence they are called {
Juneberries }.
The plant is also called {
service tree },
and {
Juneberry }.
{
Shad frog },
an American spotted frog ({
Rana halecina }); --
so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers .
{
Trout shad },
the squeteague .
{
White shad },
the common shad .
[
1913 Webster ]
Juneberry \
June "
ber `
ry \,
n . (
Bot .)
(
a )
The small applelike berry of American trees of genus {
Amelanchier }; --
also called {
service berry }.
(
b )
The shrub or tree which bears this fruit ; --
also called {
shad bush },
and {
shad tree }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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