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  Shad \Shad\ (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of
     fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a
     herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a
     fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring
     family. The American species ({Alosa sapidissima formerly
     Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic
     coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an
     important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose
     ({Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa), and the twaite shad
     ({Alosa finta formerly Clupea finta), are less important
     species. [Written also chad.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other
           fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard),
           called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter
           shad.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Hardboaded shad, or Yellow-tailed shad, the menhaden.
  
     Hickory shad, or Tailor shad, the mattowacca.
  
     Long-boned shad, one of several species of important food
        fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus
        Gerres.
  
     Shad bush (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs
        or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier ({A.
        Canadensis, and A. alnifolia) Their white racemose
        blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and
        the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence
        they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called
        service tree, and Juneberry.
  
     Shad+frog,+an+American+spotted+frog+({Rana+halecina" rel="nofollow">Shad frog, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina); --
        so called because it usually appears at the time when the
        shad begin to run in the rivers.
  
     Trout shad, the squeteague.
  
     White shad, the common shad.
        [1913 Webster]

  Shad \Shad\ (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of
     fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a
     herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a
     fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring
     family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima), which is
     abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers
     in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European
     allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa), and the twaite shad. ({C.
     finta), are less important species. [Written also chad.]
  
     Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other
           fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard),
           called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter
           shad.
  
     Hardboaded, or Yellow-tailed, shad, the menhaden.
  
     Hickory, or Tailor, shad, the mattowacca.
  
     Long-boned shad, one of several species of important food
        fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus
        Gerres.
  
     Shad bush (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs
        or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier ({A.
        Canadensis, and A. alnifolia) Their white racemose
        blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and
        the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence
        they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called
        service tree, and Juneberry.
  
     Shad+frog,+an+American+spotted+frog+({Rana+halecina" rel="nofollow">Shad frog, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina); --
        so called because it usually appears at the time when the
        shad begin to run in the rivers.
  
     Trout shad, the squeteague.
  
     White shad, the common shad.

  service tree
       n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
            edible fruit [syn: sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus
            domestica]
       2: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy
          white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
          [syn: Juneberry, serviceberry, shadbush, shadblow]

  service tree
     n.
     (lb en botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, ''Sorbus
  domestica'' or ''Sorbus torminalis''.

  service tree
     n.
     (lb en botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, ''Sorbus
  domestica'' or ''Sorbus torminalis''.

  service tree
     n.
     (lb en botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, ''Sorbus
  domestica'' or ''Sorbus torminalis''.

  service tree
     n.
     (lb en botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, ''Sorbus
  domestica'' or ''Sorbus torminalis''.

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/ 
  оскруша, скоруша
  Sorbus domestica

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/
  Els-Vogelbeerbaum , Elsbeere , Elsebeere , Adlersbeere , Adlitzbeere , Alzbeere , Arisbeere , Arlesbeere , Atlasbeerbaum , Atlasbeere , Wilder Sperberbaum , Schweizer Birnbaum 
           Note: Sorbus torminalis
     Synonyms: wild service tree, chequer tree, checker tree, griping tree
  
   see: mountain-ashes, rowanberry trees, rowan trees, whitebeam trees, European mountain-ash, common rowan tree, common rowan, common whitebeam tree, common whitebeam, service tree, sorb tree, sorb apple, sorb, whitty pear, dwarf whitebeam, false medlar
  

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/
  Sperbelbaum , Spierapfel , Spierling , Speierling , Sporapfel 
           Note: Sorbus domestica
     Synonyms: sorb tree, sorb apple, sorb, whitty pear
  
   see: mountain-ashes, rowanberry trees, rowan trees, whitebeam trees, wild service tree, service tree, chequer tree, checker tree, griping tree, European mountain-ash, common rowan tree, common rowan, common whitebeam tree, common whitebeam, dwarf whitebeam, false medlar
  

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/ 
  välimerenpihlaja
  Sorbus domestica

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/ 
  edelrogn
  Sorbus domestica

  service tree /sˈɜːvɪs tɹˈiː/ 
  päronrönn, äppelrönn
  Sorbus domestica