a small deciduous tree of the rose family, with compound leaves, white flowers, and red berries 欧洲花楸;美洲花楸。 比较 mountain ash
Genus Sorbus, family Rosaceae: several species, in particular the European S. aucuparia, which is associated with much folklore 花楸属,蔷薇科:数种,尤指与许多民间传说有关的欧洲花楸
语源
late 15th cent. (originally Scots and northern English): of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian rogn