rowan
pronunciation
How to pronounce rowan in British English:
UK [ˈrəʊən]
How to pronounce rowan in American English:
US [ˈroʊən]
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- Noun:
- Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
Word Origin
- rowan (n.)
- "mountain ash," 1804, from rowan-tree, rountree (1540s), northern English and Scottish, from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse reynir, Swedish Ronn "the rowan"), ultimately from the root of red, in reference to the berries. There were those in this neighbourhood, long after the beginning of the present century, who believed that a slip of rowan tree carried on their person dispelled glamour, and rendered nugatory all the powers of sorcery and witchcraft. [Alexander Laing, "Lindores Abbey and the Burgh of Newburgh," Edinburgh, 1876]
Example
- 1. Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered to garcia .
- 2. So this is where you last saw rowan ?
- 3. He is rowan atkinson 's most commercially successful creation .
- 4. That has been true for rowan williams , the archbishop of canterbury .
- 5. Arran the rowan tree single malt scotch whisky .