Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - rowan
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Rowan
rowan
noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect raun ~; akin to Old English read red — more at red Date: 1801 1. either of two mountain ashes with flat corymbs of white flowers followed by small red pomes: a. one (Sorbus aucuparia) native to Eurasia that has become naturalized in the United States and Canada b. one (S. americana) native to the eastern U.S and Canada 2. the fruit of a ~
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n. (in full rowan-tree) 1 Sc. & N.Engl. the mountain ash. 2 US a similar tree, Sorbus americana, native to America. 3 (in full rowan-berry) the scarlet berry of either of these trees. Etymology: Scand., corresp. to Norw. rogn, raun, Icel. reynir ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(rowans) A rowan or a rowan tree is a tree with a silvery trunk that has red berries in autumn. = mountain ash N-VAR • Rowan is the wood of this tree. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1804, from rowan-tree, rountree (1548), northern English and Scottish, from a Scandinavian source, ultimately from the root of red, in reference to the berries. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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