quickbeam

English edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle English *quykbeem, from Old English cwicbeam, from Proto-West Germanic *kwikubaum; equivalent to quick (“living”) +‎ beam. Cognate to Old Saxon quikbōm, quekbōm.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

Noun edit

quickbeam (plural quickbeams)

The European rowan tree.

Synonyms edit

quicken

Hypernyms edit

Hypernyms of quickbeam

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