The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sorb tree
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.
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The fruit of these trees.
Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
Sorb tree, the wild service tree.