English > mountain ash: 3 senses > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various trees of the genus Sorbus. |
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| Member of | Sorbus, genus Sorbus | A genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves |
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| Narrower | American mountain ash, Sorbus americana | A variety of mountain ash |
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| Western mountain ash, Sorbus sitchensis | An ash of the western coast of North America |
| rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia | Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits |
| service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica | medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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