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service tree

service tree noun: either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis.

service tree: either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis
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Noun

service tree (plural service trees)

  1. Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis.
    • Wild cherry and rowan, as well as wild apple, wild pear, wild service tree, whitebeam, and true service tree, are all affected by being nibbled by voles, mice and other wild animals.2000, F. W. M. Vera, Grazing Ecology and Forest History, page 341
    • In England, the wild service tree (sorbus torminalis) is regarded as an indicator of ancient woodland although there is little written about it in books on the subject.2002, Mélusine Draco, Paul Harriss, Root & Branch: British Magical Tree Lore, page 102

service tree meaning in Arabic

service tree in Arabic

Sorbus domestica
غُبَيْرَاء مستأنسة ḡubayrāʔ mustanasa

Forms of service tree

pluralservice trees

Origin of service tree

Properly, the tree that bears sorb fruit, from Middle English serves, plural of serve (“sorb apple, serviceberry”), from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin *sorbea, from Latin sorbus (“service tree”). See sorb. Not related to service, though it influenced its spelling

Questions about service tree

What does service tree mean?
Service tree means either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis.
What is service tree in Arabic?
Service tree in Arabic is غُبَيْرَاء مستأنسة (ḡubayrāʔ mustanasa). See Service tree meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is service tree?
Service tree is a noun.
What is the plural of service tree?
The plural of service tree is service trees.

Words near service tree in the dictionary

  1. service set identifiers
  2. service station
  3. service stations
  4. service top
  5. service tops
  6. service tree
  7. service trees
  8. service wall
  9. service water
  10. service worker
  11. service workers

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