rowan
Meaning
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- 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.
- (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
Synonyms
European mountain ash
rowan tree
Sorbus aucuparia
cerddin
rowan treen
mountain-ash
ashberry
caorthann
caorunn
Translations
sorbier des oiseleurs
serbal
sorbo degli uccellatori
Vogelbeerbaum
moixera de guilla
σουρβιά
lijsterbes
Sorbus aucuparia sorbo selvaticoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹəʊ.ən/
Etymology
In summary
Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan, ran. At first referring to its fruits, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse reynir. Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.
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