quickbeam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The European rowan tree.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

Word forms

quickbeam quickbeams

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *quykbeem, from Old English cwicbeam, from Proto-West Germanic *kwikubaum; equivalent to quick (“living”) + beam. Cognate to Old Saxon quikbōm, quekbōm.

Synonyms

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