Pronunciation : Sorb
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See Service tree.] (Bot.) (a) The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The fruit of these trees. Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree. -- Sorb tre
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913