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Answer for the clue "European fruit tree ", 4 letters:
sorb

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The wild service tree (''Sorbus torminalis'') of Europe. 2 The rowan tree. 3 The fruit of either of these trees. vb. (context chemistry English) To absorb or adsorb.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sorb \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See Service tree .] (Bot.) The wild service tree ( Pyrus torminalis ) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. The fruit of these trees. Sorb apple , the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sorb may refer to: Sorbs , a Slavic ethnic group Sorbus , a genus of trees :* Sorbus domestica , a species belonging to the Sorbus genus :* Sorbus aucuparia , a species belonging to the Sorbus genus :* Sorbus torminalis , a species belonging to the Sorbus ...

Usage examples of sorb.

Easing in a deep, tremull breath, she turned her face against his neck, trying to sorb as much of his warmth and strength as she cot Enough to get her through this.

And from this sand grew plants and bushes in unimaginable abundance: flowering cactus with bright rose-coloured flowers, fleshy green plants like warus, but with big yellow flowers, sorb apple, Rose of Jericho, bright green euphorbias and dozens of others that Niall had never seen or imagined.

But what kind of natural phenomenon Abe sorbs starships without a trace?

He felt her body quiver in response, and he ab sorbed her faint groan as his mouth settled over hers in a kiss that started sweet and slow, then built into something so incredibly erotic it was impossible not to be completely caught up with renewed desire.

Again he was absorbed in his duties as agent of the Standard Oil Company.

Spock tried to tell whether or not the scraggly Kzin telepath was concentrating on him, then decided that if anything he was still wholly abet STAR TREK TEN 71 sorbed with monitoring his fellows and possibly also Sulu.

CHAPTER X DURING the next four days the Sorber Greater Shows played to better business, which was a help, though not the sort Steve Kilroy wanted.

And from this sand grew plants and bushes in unimaginable abundance: flowering cactus with bright rose-coloured flowers, fleshy green plants like warus, but with big yellow flowers, sorb apple, Rose of Jericho, bright green euphorbias and dozens of others that Niall had never seen or imagined.