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whitebeam
CIDE DICTIONARY
whitebeam, n.
The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria ); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whitebeam, n. a rosaceous tree, Sorbus aria, having red berries and leaves with a white downy under-side.
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