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noun
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fruit
History
From rowan + berry.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
