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shad berry Maritimes 
the fruit of any of several bushes or shrubby trees of the genus Amelanchier.
See also: serviceberry (def. 2) shadbush
- 1801 (1820) The last [berries] . . . exactly resemble, in shape and taste, what in the New England states are called shad berries.
- 1859 (1870) M'Kay calls them Shad (?Shade) berries, the Indian name is Meesasskatoom.
- 1801 (1820) The last [berries] . . . exactly resemble, in shape and taste, what in the New England states are called shad berries.