quickbeam

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/ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

noun

The European rowan tree.

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quicken
OriginMiddle English *quykbeem ← Old English cwicbeam ← Proto-West Germanic *kwikubaum →
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Meanings

nounquickbeam (plural quickbeams)

plural quickbeams

  1. The European rowan tree.

    Synonyms: quicken

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe European rowan tree.

Similar
quicken
Also see
quickenrowan

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*kwikubaum
  2. Old Englishcwicbeam
  3. Middle English*quykbeem
  4. Englishquickbeam

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.

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APA

quickbeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickbeam

MLA

“quickbeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickbeam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quickbeam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickbeam.

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