GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Sorb (?), n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See Service tree.] (Bot.) (a) The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The fruit of these trees.
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Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree. -- Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
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