Associations to the word «Sorb»

Wiktionary

SORB, noun. The wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis) of Europe.
SORB, noun. The rowan tree.
SORB, noun. The fruit of either of these trees.
SORB, verb. (chemistry) To absorb or adsorb.
SORB, noun. A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.
SORB APPLE, noun. A European fruit tree, Sorbus domestica, also called the service tree
SORB APPLE, noun. The fruit of this tree, also called the sorb
SORB APPLES, noun. Plural of sorb apple

Dictionary definition

SORB, noun. Acid gritty-textured fruit.
SORB, verb. Take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway