A wild shrub or small tree producing small dark berries with an intensely astringent taste.
From 'choke' + 'cherry', combining the root indicating the mouth-puckering effect with the fruit name.
Chokecherry trees are 'pioneer species'—they're among the first plants to recolonize burned forests, and their seeds actually germinate better after fire exposure, making them nature's forest first-responders.
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