whitebeam

English

whitebeams Sorbus aria

Etymology

From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white +‎ beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.

Noun

whitebeam (plural whitebeams)

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria, native to Eurasia.

Translations

any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria

Danish: akselrøn
Dutch: meelbes f
French: alisier (fr) m, alisier blanc (fr) m, allouchier (fr) m
German: Mehlbeere (de) f
Irish: bíoma bán m

Italian: sorbo montano m
Polish: jarząb mączny
Portuguese: mostajeiro m
Spanish: mostajo m, serbal blanco m
Swedish: vitoxel

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