whitebeam
English
Wikispecies
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.
Noun
whitebeam (plural whitebeams)
- Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria, native to Eurasia.
Translations
any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
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