'Rowan tree' definitions:
Definition of 'rowan tree'
(from WordNet)
noun
Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn: rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia]
Definition of 'Rowan tree'
From: GCIDE
- 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]