‖ Sorbus
(ˈsɔːbəs)
[L. Cf. sorb n.1]
A Linnæan genus (now placed under Pyrus) including the service-tree, mountain-ash, etc.; a tree belonging to this genus. Also attrib.
| 1706 in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1751 J. Hill Hist. Plants 456 The pinnated smooth-leaved Sorbus. 1823 Crabb Technol. Dict., Sorbus domestica, seu Pyrus, Sorbus Tree, Service, or Sorb. |