wild service tree

wild serv·ice tree

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Definitions of wild service tree words

noun wild service tree either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit. 1
noun wild service tree serviceberry (defs 2, 3). 1
noun wild service tree a similar and related Eurasian tree, Sorbus torminalis 0
noun wild service tree a tree found in Europe, Sorbus torminalis 0

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1535-45

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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