shadbush

[ shad-boo sh ]

/ ˈʃædˌbʊʃ /

the serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.

any of various other species of Amelanchier.

Also called shad·blow

[shad-bloh] /ˈʃædˌbloʊ/.

Origin of shadbush

1810–20, Americanism; shad (see shadberry) + bush¹

shackup, shacky, shad, shadberry, shadbolt, shadbush, shadchan, shaddai, shaddock, shade, shade cloth

At the sign of the shadbush the doors of my memory, too, swing wide open, and I am a boy again in the meadows of my old home.

The Spring of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp
Serviceberries they are also called, and the tree is known also as the shadbush.

Trees Every Child Should Know |Julia Ellen Rogers
At the sign of the shadbush how swiftly the tides of life begin to rise!

The Spring of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp
You may wake up and find it snowing—until the shadbush opens.

The Spring of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp

The shadbush grows in wet places and its fruit is smaller and on shorter stems.

On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

shadbush

/ (ˈʃædˌbʊʃ) /

another name for serviceberry (def. 1)