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row·an / ˈrouən; ˈrōən/ (also row·an tree) • n. a mountain ash, in particular the European Sorbus aucuparia. ∎  (also row·an berry) the scarlet berry of this tree.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

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rowan Fruit of the rowan (mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia) can be used to make a bitter‐sweet jelly served with game.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

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rowan mountain ash. XVI (rountree). of Scand. orig.; cf. Norw. rogn, raun, Icel. reynir.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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rowan this tree is traditionally a protection against witchcraft. The name (which is recorded from the late 15th century, originally Scots and northern English) is of Scandinavian origin.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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rowan See SORBUS.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

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