Amelanchier
noun
Am·e·lan·chi·er
ˌaməˈlaŋkēə(r)
: a genus of shrubs and trees (family Rosaceae) with showy usually racemose white flowers and sweet edible pomes resembling small berries see juneberry
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from French amélanchier shadbush, shadberry, of Celtic origin; akin to Gaulish avallo apple, Old Irish ubull
First Known Use
1739, in the meaning defined above