chequer tree

English

Branch of a chequer tree with leaves and fruit. The leaves in the right of the image are hornbeam.

Etymology

Named after the fruit, chequers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkə ˌtɹiː/

Noun

chequer tree (plural chequer trees)

1. (Eastern Weald) A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.

Synonyms

• wild service tree

Hypernyms

• tree

Related terms

• chequer

Translations

Sorbus torminalis — see wild service tree

References

• Roper, P. (1993). The distribution of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz, in the British Isles. Watsonia, 19(4), p. 216.
• chequer tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia