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Sorb

The service tree, Sorbus domestica.

📖 Definitions of "Sorb"

noun

1
The service tree, Sorbus domestica.
2
Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.
3
The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sorb"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
sorb applenoun	A European fruit tree, Sorbus domestica, also called the service tree

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sorb"

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Word	Definition
sorb applenoun	A European fruit tree, Sorbus domestica, also called the service tree
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
rowannoun	Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
wendverb	(transitive) To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
servicenoun	An act of being of assistance to someone.
sorb-applenoun	Alternative spelling of sorb apple. [A European fruit tree, Sorbus domestica, also called the service tree]
service treenoun	(botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis.
sorbusnoun	(botany) Any plant of the genus Sorbus.
serviceberrynoun	(Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
sarvisberrynoun	Alternative spelling of serviceberry. [(Europe) Several species of trees in the genus Sorbus, especially Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis.]
beam treenoun	A tree (Aria edulis, syns. Sorbus aria, Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
wild service treenoun	A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
checkernoun	One who or that which checks or verifies something.
sourwoodnoun	A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour-tasting leaves.
european rowannoun	The tree Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan.
chess-applenoun	(archaic) The wild service tree of Europe (Sorbus torminalis).
mountain ashnoun	(British) A European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucuparia.
sorrelnoun	Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially
sloenoun	The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
chequer treenoun	(Eastern Weald) A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.