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WHITEBEAM
Etymology
Noun
whitebeam (plural whitebeams)
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria, native to Eurasia, especially the common whitebeam, Sorbus aria.
Source: Wiktionary
White"beam`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SECURE
(adjective) free from danger or risk; “secure from harm”; “his fortune was secure”; “made a secure place for himself in his field”
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