Rowan
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɹəʊ.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rowan is a noun meaning Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
Meaning
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) Dated form of roving (“an elongate bundle of fiber”).
- 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.
- Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”).
- (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
- (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”).
Word Forms
- rowans
Synonyms for rowan
Depending on context, synonyms include quickbeam, wicken, wicky.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sorb, ash, institute, ruan, rowanberry, rowan berry.
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