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) |