rowan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraʊən/, /ˈrəʊən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rō′ən, rou′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
row•an  (rō′ən, rou′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
  2. Plant Biologyeither of two American mountain ashes, Sorbus americana or S. sambucifolia.
  3. Plant Biologythe berry of any of these trees.
  • Old Norse *raun- in reynir, Norwegian raun
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rowan / ˈrəʊən ˈraʊ-/
  1. another name for the (European) mountain ash
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian rogn, raun, Old Norse reynir
'rowan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hamilton - Williams - mountain ash - row

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