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Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]whitebeam (plural whitebeams)
- Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
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