Sorb \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.
[1913 Webster]
Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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25 Moby Thesaurus words for "sorb":
absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb,
digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe,
infiltrate, osmose, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in,
soak up, sponge, swill up, take in, take up
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Sorb \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.
Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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