/chohk"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. chokeberries .
1. the berrylike fruit of any North American shrub of the genus Aronia, of the rose family, esp. A. arbutifolia (red chokeberry) , A. melanocarpa (black chokeberry) , or A. prunifolia (purple chokeberry) .
2. the plant that bears this fruit.
[ 1770-80, Amer.; CHOKE + BERRY ]