chequer tree
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Etymology edit
Named after the fruit, chequers.
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chequer tree (plural chequer trees)
- (Eastern Weald) A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
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Sorbus torminalis — see wild service tree
References edit
- Roper, P. (1993). The distribution of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz, in the British Isles. Watsonia, 19(4), p. 216.
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