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row·an

 (rō′ən, rou′-)
n.
A small deciduous European tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in the rose family, having pinnately compound leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and orange-red berries.
[Of Scandinavian origin; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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rowan

(ˈrəʊən; ˈraʊ-)
n
(Plants) another name for the (European) mountain ash
[C16: from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian rogn, raun, Old Norse reynir]
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row•an

(ˈroʊ ən, ˈraʊ-)

n.
1. the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
2. the American mountain ash, Sorbus americana.
3. the berry of either of these trees.
[1795–1805; < Old Norse *raun- in reynir, Norwegian raun]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rowan - Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruitsrowan - Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
European mountain ash, rowan tree, Sorbus aucuparia
mountain ash - any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
rowanberry - decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
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Translations
شَجَرَة لِسان العَصْفور
jeřáb
rønnebærtræ
pihlakas
vörösberkenye
šermukšnio uogašermukšnis
pīlādzis
jarabina

rowan

[ˈraʊən] N (also rowan tree) → serbal m; (= berry) → serba f
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rowan

[ˈraʊən ˈrəʊən] n (also rowan tree) (= mountain ash) → sorbier m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rowan

n (= tree) → Eberesche f, → Vogelbeere f; rowan berry → Vogelbeere f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rowan

[ˈraʊən] n (also rowan tree) → sorbo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rowan

(ˈrouən) , (ˈrauən) noun
(also rowan tree) a small tree that has red berries in autumn.
ˈrowan berry noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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