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saskatoon bush 
a species of serviceberry (def. 1), Amelanchier alnifolia, common in the West and prized for its succulent berries.
See also: saskatoon (def. 2) saskatoon berry (def. 2) serviceberry (def. 1)
- 1880 There is here a great profusion of saskatum, or service-berry bushes, and the bears, being exceedingly fond of these berries, come out upon the high sloping banks to enjoy them.
- 1895 Daukhan said that the bears were very plentiful, and that he thought it would be a good hunting year, as the saskatoon bushes would bear a large crop of berries.
- 1959 While Skipper munched the sweet green grass growing by the chokecherry and saskatoon bushes. . . .
- 1880 There is here a great profusion of saskatum, or service-berry bushes, and the bears, being exceedingly fond of these berries, come out upon the high sloping banks to enjoy them.