rowan

«rowan» in Mova's school dictionary: a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a rowan, rowans); proper noun (Rowan) — a name

meaning for a pupil

1) A rowan is a small tree with feathery leaves and bunches of bright red-orange berries in autumn, also called a mountain ash. tree →

2) (a name) Rowan is a first name for boys and girls. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons, birds eat rowan berries in autumn; in folklore in Scotland and Ireland, a rowan near a house was said to keep away witches. Phrases: rowan berries, rowan tree.

examples

• Birds ate the rowan berries. tree →
• A rowan tree grows by our gate. tree →
• The rowan's berries are bright red. tree →
• Rowan is in Year 5. tree →
• Old stories say rowan keeps witches away. tree →
• Rowan leaves look like feathers. tree →
• Between the crevices there grew a little rowan tree and four alder bushes. tree →

note

Say ROH-un (Scotland also ROW-un). As a name, capital R. Rowan berries are not for eating raw.

Trees and pragmatics

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