beam tree

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noun
Definitions
  • A tree (Sorbus aria, formerly ) related to the apple.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēam (tree, wood, beam, column, splint, pillar, post, gallows, rafter, cross, stock, piece of wood).

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Old English

bēam

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tree, wood, beam, column, splint, pillar, post, gallows, rafter, cross, stock, piece of wood

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Kanji

木, 樹

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