chokeberry
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views updated Jun 08 2018choke·ber·ry / ˈchōkˌberē/ •
n. a North American shrub (genus Aronia) of the rose family, with white flowers and red autumn foliage, cultivated as an ornamental. ∎ the berrylike fruit of this shrub, which is bitter and unpalatable.
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