whitebeam

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UK/ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/US/ˈwaɪtˌbim/

noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

OriginMiddle English witbeam →
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Meanings

nounwhitebeam (plural whitebeams)

plural whitebeams

  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwitbeam
  2. Englishwhitebeam

From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.

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Translations

Arabic مُشْتَهَى
  • مُشْتَهَى (muštahā)any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Bulgarian мукина
  • мукина (mukina)any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Catalan moixera
  • moixeraany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Danish akselrøn
  • akselrønany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Dutch meelbes
  • meelbesany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
French alisier, alisier blanc
  • alisierany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
  • alisier blancany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
  • allouchierany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
German Mehlbeere
  • Mehlbeereany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Hungarian lisztes berkenye, süvölvény berkenye
  • lisztes berkenyeany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
  • süvölvény berkenyeany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Irish bíoma bán
  • bíoma bánany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Italian sorbo montano
  • sorbo montanoany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Polish jarząb mączny
  • jarząb mącznyany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Portuguese mostajeiro-branco
  • mostajeiro-brancoany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Romanian sorb
  • sorbany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Slovak jarabina mukyňová
  • jarabina mukyňováany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Spanish mostajo, serbal blanco
  • mostajoany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
  • serbal blancoany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Swedish vitoxel
  • vitoxelany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Welsh cerddin gwynion
  • cerddin gwynionany of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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