ROWAN

rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia

(noun) Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Rowan

A surname.

A male given name from Irish.

A female given name from English of modern usage, often associated with the rowan tree.

Anagrams

• WARNO, Wrona

Etymology 1

Noun

rowan (plural rowans)

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

rowan (plural rowans)

Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”)

Anagrams

• WARNO, Wrona

Source: Wiktionary


Row"an, n.

Definition: Rowan tree. Rowan barry, a barry of the rowan tree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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