AMELANCHIER

(Lat.), n. f., indecl. A?m(a3m)-e?1-a?n(asnYkis-vSr(e?r), From Fr, amélanchier, the A. vulgar is. … AMélanchier, amélancher. Ger., Felsenbirne, Traubenbirne. A genus of rosace ons trees Gebe to the sub-order Pomeæ, established by Medicus, distinguished by the ovary being inferior and the petals smooth and oblong-ovate. [B, 34, 170.]—A. botryapium. The rape-pear; an American species with early-ripening edible fruit. fb. 19.|-A. oval is. Fr., bois de flèche. An American species, rere some as a variety of A. botryapium, bearing erries. Its wood is used for making arrows., 19.J—A. vulgarls. Fr, amélanchier. Ger,, englisches Mispel. Syn.: Aronia rotundifelia [Per so on], Mespilus a. [Linnæus], Cratægus a. [De Candoliet. Common a.; a European species bearing numerous white flowers and an edible fruit containing amygdalin. [B, 5, 19.]