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for Sorb apple
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sorb \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F.
sorbe. See Service tree.] (Bot.)
(a) The wild service tree ({Pyrus torminalis) of Europe;
also, the rowan tree.
(b) The fruit of these trees.
[1913 Webster]
Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
sorb apple
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
edible fruit [syn: service tree, sorb apple, sorb
apple tree, Sorbus domestica]
2: acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: sorb, sorb apple]
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