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summerberry Hist. 
n. the edible, purplish berry of the saskatoon bush.
See also: saskatoon berry (def. 1)
- 1793 (1933) The wild plumb, and Grape, the pair, choak and sand cherries, Summer berry and the Raspberry are also natives of this [Assiniboine] country.
- 1940 On the last day of August--the year of 1812--we drew in to the bosky bank of Red River, otherwise known as Summerberry River. . . .
- 1952 (1954) . . . they picked quantities of summerberries and wild rice and made jelly of the first and sacked the latter in rawhide bags.
- 1793 (1933) The wild plumb, and Grape, the pair, choak and sand cherries, Summer berry and the Raspberry are also natives of this [Assiniboine] country.