amelanchier Bot.
(æməˈlænʃɪə(r))
[ad. Savoy amelancier the medlar tree.]
A genus of small trees, natives of Europe and N. America, allied to the Medlar and Cotoneaster.
| 1741 Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 374 Trees and Shrubs which are now in Flower..wild Service or Quickbeam, Amelanchier. 1866 Johns in Treas. Bot. s.v., The common Amelanchier has long been cultivated in England. |