[ ˌamə'laŋkɪə ]
■ noun a shrub of a genus that includes juneberry and snowy mespilus, typically bearing white flowers. [Genus Amelanchier .]
Origin
from Fr. dialect amelancier 'medlar'.
[ ˌamə'laŋkɪə ]
■ noun a shrub of a genus that includes juneberry and snowy mespilus, typically bearing white flowers. [Genus Amelanchier .]
Origin
from Fr. dialect amelancier 'medlar'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004