Home › Words › S › shadbushshadbushshadbush · noun — any plant in the genus Amelanchier.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, shadbush ranks #7,731 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom shad + bush, its flowers traditionally being said to appear "when the shad run".nounAny plant in the genus Amelanchier.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shadblow 75% match — Synonym of shadbush. vs shadbush →amelanchier 73% match — Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit. vs shadbush →juneberry 65% match — Any of several North American trees of the genus Amelanchier, having white flowers and edible, purplish fruit. vs shadbush →elderberry 65% match — Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus; vs shadbush →squawbush 64% match — The deciduous shrub Cornus amomum. vs shadbush →bramblebush 62% match — A bush bearing brambles. vs shadbush →sorbus 62% match — Any plant of the genus Sorbus. vs shadbush →shadscale 62% match — An evergreen shrub, Atriplex confertifolia. vs shadbush →