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Huckleberry vs Serviceberry - What's the difference?

huckleberry | serviceberry |

As nouns the difference between serviceberry and huckleberry

is that serviceberry is any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae while huckleberry is a small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.

huckleberry

English

(wikipedia huckleberry)

Noun

(huckleberries)
  • A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium'' and ''Gaylussacia .
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  • A shrub growing this fruit.
  • (idiomatic) A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

    • Usage notes

    While some Vaccinium'' species, such as , the red huckleberry, are always called huckleberries''', other species may be called blueberries or ' huckleberries depending upon local custom. Usually, the distinction between them is that blueberries are white on the inside in most cases compared to huckleberries which very from red to purple inside with a couple dozen tiny seeds.

    Derived terms

    * red huckleberry

    serviceberry

    English

    Noun

    (serviceberries)
  • Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
  • The berry of such a plant.

    • Synonyms

    * (plant of genus Amelanchier) , shadbush

    External links

    * (Amelanchier) * (Amelanchier) * *