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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 {had tree}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ({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 ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C. finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.] 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}. {Hardboaded}, or {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden. {Hickory}, 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} ({A. Canadensis}, and {A. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Juneberry n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {Juneberry}, {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush}, {shadblow}] 2: edible purple or red berries [syn: {saskatoon}, {serviceberry}, {shadberry}]
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