Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
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wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
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Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”).
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Dated form of roving (“an elongate bundle of fiber”).
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Rowan berries are very sour.
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Rowan loves building miniature figurines of fantastical creatures and machines.
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Mary had rowan trees in her backyard.
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Rowan Atkinson had a successful solo career.
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The rowan tree is sometimes known as the mountain ash tree.
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The reddish-orange berries of the rowan can be used to make jam.
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In some senses, rowan is marked as obsolete, dated, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.