A European tree related to the rowan, with red berries and hairy oval leaves that are white underneath.
白背叶花楸
Sorbus aria, family Rosaceae
Example sentencesExamples
A farm track is lined with young Swedish whitebeams.
They came home from work to find that their gardens had been entered in their absence and trees, such as ash and whitebeam, planted that can grow in time to a considerable height.
Sweet chestnut and a small group of whitebeam will be planted at staggered intervals over a 10-year period, to preserve the cathedral feel of the walkway.
Two other members of the apple family are the whitebeam and the rowan.
The adjudicator suggests one important undertaking that the Council should consider and that is a major tree planting programme using oak, ash, whitebeam, beech, chestnut and thorn or other similar trees.