rowan
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowanSorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
» Mary had rowan trees in her backyard.
Meaning
3 sensesSorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
Eberesche, Vogelbeere
ряби́на обыкнове́ннаяrjabína obyknovénnaja, ряби́наrjabína
гороби́на звича́йнаhorobýna zvyčájna
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.
Mehlbeere
ряби́наrjabína
гороби́наhorobýna
(obsolete)Wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
- Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
Examples
8 sentencesMary had rowan trees in her backyard.
Jam can be made from rowan berries.
ruИз рябины можно сделать варенье.
deAus Vogelbeeren kann man Konfitüre kochen.
The rowan tree is sometimes known as the mountain ash tree.
deDie Eberesche bezeichnet man auch manchmal als Vogelbeerbaum.
The reddish-orange berries of the rowan can be used to make jam.
deAus den orangeroten Beeren der Eberesche kann Konfitüre gekocht werden.
The orange-red berries of the rowan tree are edible and not poisonous.
ruОранжево-красные ягоды рябины не ядовиты и съедобны.
deDie orangeroten Beeren der Eberesche sind nicht giftig und essbar.
Translations
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Origin
Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also NortherOriginally 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.
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Forms
plural: rowansSynonyms
7 synonyms- Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits:rowan treeEuropean mountain ashSorbus aucuparia