'Roan tree' definitions:

Definition of 'Roan tree'

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  • Roan \Roan\, n.
  • 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A roan horse. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange. [1913 Webster]
  • Roan tree. (Bot.) See Rowan tree. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'roan tree'

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  • Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan tree}, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and Pyrus sambucifolia). [1913 Webster]