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Rowan tree
Row′an treeˊ
.[Cf. Sw.
rönn
, Dan. rönne
, Icel. reynir
, and L. ornus
.] (Bot.)
A european tree (
Pyrus aucuparia
) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree
, and mountain ash
. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana
, and Pyrus sambucifolia
).