rowan

Meaning

1. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
2. Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
3. (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.

Synonyms

mountain ash

European mountain ash

rowan tree

sorb

Sorbus aucuparia

service tree

cerddin

rowan treen

mountain-ash

ashberry

quickbeam

caorthann

caorunn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊ.ən/

Etymology

From Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan-, ran. At first referring to its fruits, possibly of North Germanic origin. Possibly related to Old Norse reynir, (Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn). Ultimately related to the root of red.