1. Any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
   "The serviceberry's white blossoms were among the first signs of spring";
   - Juneberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow
    
2. Edible purple or red berries
   "They gathered wild serviceberries for jam";
   - saskatoon, shadberry, juneberry

Derived forms: serviceberries

Type of: berry, bush, shrub

Part of: Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier

Encyclopedia: Serviceberry