noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/
US:/ˈwaɪtˌbim/
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vadhëviçe e bardhë
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Arabic:
مُشْتَهَى
(muštahā)
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Bulgarian:
мукина
(mukina)
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Catalan:
moixera
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Danish:
akselrøn
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Dutch:
meelbes
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
French:
alisier
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
French:
alisier blanc
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
French:
allouchier
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Galician:
raño
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
German:
Mehlbeere
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Hungarian:
lisztes berkenye
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Hungarian:
süvölvény berkenye
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Irish:
bíoma bán
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Italian:
sorbo montano
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Polish:
jarząb mączny
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Portuguese:
mostajeiro-branco
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Romanian:
sorb
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Romansh:
fignicler
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Slovak:
jarabina mukyňová
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Spanish:
mostajo
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Spanish:
serbal blanco
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Swedish:
vitoxel
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Welsh:
cerddin gwynion
— any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
