noun
chequer
Chequer (noun) means the edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
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The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
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Etymology
See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”
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What is the meaning of chequer?
"chequer" (noun) means the edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.