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Vogelbeere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rowan noun A small deciduous tree with clusters of white flowers and bright orange-red berries, also called the mountain ash.

Senses

Vogelbeere is used for these senses in English:

  • rowan Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
  • rowanberry The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.

rowan — full definition

  1. noun A small deciduous tree with clusters of white flowers and bright orange-red berries, also called the mountain ash.
  2. name A given name, used for both boys and girls, popularized partly by the tree.

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