Etymology

beam tree

Today it means: A tree (Aria edulis, syns. Sorbus aria, Pyrus aria) related to the apple. Full definition →

Old English bēam
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frombēam“tree”
  2. English todaybeam tree

From Old English bēam (“tree”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbēam all →

beamBamfordBamptonhornbeam

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