Whitebeam
//ˈwaɪtˌbim// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
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.
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