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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