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quickbeam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

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noun

Meaning 1

The European rowan tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *quykbeem, from Old English cwicbeam, from Proto-West Germanic *kwikubaum; equivalent to quick (“living”) + beam. Cognate to Old Saxon quikbōm, quekbōm.