whitebeam

English

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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪtˌbim/

Noun

whitebeam (plural whitebeams)

  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

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