rowan.
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
Meaning & usage
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
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.
wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
Where this word comes from
Originally 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. Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.
Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”).
Dated form of roving (“an elongate bundle of fiber”).
Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”).
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