whitebeam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
whitebeam (plural whitebeams)
- Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
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Translations[edit]
any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
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