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Whitebeam (noun) means a deciduous tree from Eurasia belonging to a group within the genus Sorbus, especially the common kind.

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A deciduous tree from Eurasia belonging to a group within the genus Sorbus, especially the common kind.
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Etymology

From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.

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"whitebeam" (noun) means a deciduous tree from Eurasia belonging to a group within the genus Sorbus, especially the common kind.
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