whitebeam

English

whitebeams Sorbus aria

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪtˌbim/

Noun

whitebeam (plural whitebeams)

1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus , native to Eurasia, especially the common whitebeam, Sorbus aria.

Derived terms

• See whitebeam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Translations

any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria

• Danish: akselrøn
• Dutch: meelbes f
• French: alisier (fr) m, alisier blanc (fr) m, allouchier (fr) m
• German: Mehlbeere (de) f
• Irish: bíoma bán m
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• Italian: sorbo montano m
• Polish: jarząb mączny
• Portuguese: mostajeiro m
• Spanish: mostajo m, serbal blanco m
• Swedish: vitoxel