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service noun A common deciduous tree (Amelanchier spp) that grows at all elevations of the mountains and is known especially for its display of white blossoms in early spring.
1939 Hall Coll (Smokemont NC) They found it [=a bear] lapping on service. They went back [and] watched the sarvice trees two days. 1972 Alderman Big Bald 21 Sarvice Tree, or Allegheny Serviceberry, is one of the some 140 species of trees in the vicinity of Big Bald Mountain. This early spring bloomer opens its flowers before the leaves appear ... Legend says that mountain women used the early blooming flowers to decorate churches for weddings, funerals and regular meeting services. This common usage is said to have started the name “Sarvicetree.”