"saskatoon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/ Forms: saskatoons [plural]
Etymology: From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cr|ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ||saskatoon berry}} Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} saskatoon (plural saskatoons)
  1. (Canadian Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia). Tags: Canadian-Prairies Translations (shrub Amelanchier alnifolia): marjatuomipihlaja (Finnish), dzidzé ditʼódí (Navajo), świdośliwa olcholistna [feminine] (Polish), ирга́ ольхоли́стная (irgá olʹxolístnaja) [feminine] (Russian), грушечка (hrušečka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-saskatoon-en-noun-HK-in05A Categories (other): Canadian Prairies English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chilcotin translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ktunaxa translations, Terms with Kwak'wala translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Pome fruits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 5 2 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 4 1 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Chilcotin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ktunaxa translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kwak'wala translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'shrub Amelanchier alnifolia': 86 14
  2. (Canadian Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub. Tags: Canadian-Prairies Synonyms (berry): saskatoon berry, juneberry, serviceberry [Ontario] Translations (berry): dɨg (Chilcotin), saskatoon (Finnish), sq̓umu (Ktunaxa), ixp̓a’a (Kwak'wala), owoc świdośliwy olcholistnej [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-saskatoon-en-noun-mHXoo5s8 Categories (other): Canadian Prairies English, Berries Disambiguation of Berries: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'berry': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'berry': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Saskatoon, saskatoon blueberry

Inflected forms

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