sorbus

Noun

Meaning

a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves

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Ancient woodland indicators include small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata), and wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), both of which are locally common. Source: Internet

Areas of divergent opinion include the treatment of Potentilla s.l. and Sorbus s.l.. Compounding the problem is that apomixis is common in several genera. Source: Internet

The most common tree native to Greenland is the European white birch ( Betula pubescens ) along with gray-leaf willow ( Salix glauca ), rowans ( Sorbus aucuparia ), common junipers ( Juniperus communis ) and other smaller trees, mainly willows. Source: Internet

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