sorb, sorb apple
(noun) acid gritty-textured fruit
sorb, take up
(verb) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sorb (plural sorbs)
The service tree, Sorbus domestica.
Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.
The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.
sorb (third-person singular simple present sorbs, present participle sorbing, simple past and past participle sorbed)
(chemistry) To absorb or adsorb.
• BORs, Bros., ORBs, bors, bros, bros., orbs, robs
Sorb (plural Sorbs)
A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.
• BORs, Bros., ORBs, bors, bros, bros., orbs, robs
Source: Wiktionary
Sorb, n.Etym: [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. Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
– Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
