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sorb apple

/sɔrb ˌæpəl/
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Definitions of sorb apple
  1. noun
    medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit
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    types:
    Sorbus torminalis, wild service tree
    European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit
    type of:
    mountain ash
    any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
  2. noun
    acid gritty-textured fruit
    synonyms: sorb
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    type of:
    edible fruit
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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