chokeberry
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈtʃəʊk.bər.i/us/ˈtʃoʊk.ber.i/aNorthAmericanplantthat is amemberof therosefamily, oritsfruit:
They had anideaofgrowingblackchokeberries in the MissouriValley.
Theproductsincludedextractsofbilberry,cranberry, chokeberry, andelderberry.
Synonym
aronia
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- Thebestshrubsare inkberry, winterberry, buttonbush,commonelderberryandredchokeberry.
- IneasternNorthAmerica, there are two well-knownspeciesof aronianamedaftertheirfruitcolour,redchokeberry andblackchokeberry.
- Commonlyknownas the Chokeberry, the aroniaberryis aberryvarietynativetoNorthAmericathat isbecomingincreasinglypopularforitscolouringandantioxidantproperties.
- Exoticpurplecornand chokeberries were said tostopthegrowthofcoloncancercells.
- There arerecipesfor delicious-soundingcuriositiessuch asquincecheeseand chokeberrypreserve.
Bushes & shrubs
- aronia
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- broom
- gorse
- guaraná
- heather
- hedging
- hibiscus
- privet
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- rosella
- saskatoon
- undergrowth
- viburnum
- wahoo
- wayfaring tree
- whin
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Types of fruit