DCHP-1 Online
chokeberry 
1 n. a species of wild pear, Pyrus arbutifolia.
- 1807 (1889-1890) The fruits of this solitary region are the . . . choakberry, and another berry, the name of which I do not know. . . .
- 1852 P. arbutifolia, choke-berry, is common in the damp thickets of the Northern States, in Newfoundland, in Canada, and onward to the Saskatchewan
2 n.
See also: chokecherry
- 1852 (1881) When first lost, she had a large trout, which was the only food she ate, except choke-berries, the first week. . . .
- 1807 (1889-1890) The fruits of this solitary region are the . . . choakberry, and another berry, the name of which I do not know. . . .