rowan

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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rowan See SORBUS.