chequer tree
English
Branch of a chequer tree with leaves and fruit. The leaves in the right of the image are hornbeam.
Etymology
Named after the fruit, chequers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛkə ˌtɹiː/
Noun
chequer tree (plural chequer trees)
- (Eastern Weald) A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
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Translations
Sorbus torminalis — see wild service tree
References
- Roper, P. (1993). The distribution of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz, in the British Isles. Watsonia, 19(4), p. 216.
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