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[syn: rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel.
reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)
A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but
with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers
followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan
tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two
American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and
Pyrus sambucifolia).
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rowan tree
n 1: Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn:
rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus
aucuparia]