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sas·ka·toon (sas′kə to̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. a species of Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) of the central and N North American plains
  2. the edible fruit of this shrub

Etymology: < Cree misaaskwatoomin, saskatoon berry < misaaskwat, the shrub, lit., that which is solid wood + -min, berry

Saskatoon definition

Sas·ka·toon (sas′kə to̵̅o̅n′)

city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River: pop. 194,000 (met. area, 210,000)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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