service tree

noun

either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree), bearing a similar fruit.
serviceberry(defs 2, 3).

Origin of service tree

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby service tree

service module, service pipe, service road, service station, service stripe, service tree, service uniform, serviceable, serviceberry, serviceman, serviceperson

Example sentences from the Web for service tree

  • The timber of the Service-tree is useful for the joiner, and it has occasionally been used for wainscoting rooms.

    Woodland Gleanings |Charles Tilt

  • She had made earrings for herself with the berries of the service-tree.

    Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for service tree

service tree

noun

Also called: sorb a Eurasian rosaceous tree, Sorbus domestica, cultivated for its white flowers and brown edible apple-like fruits
wild service tree a similar and related Eurasian tree, Sorbus torminalis

Word Origin for service tree

service, from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin sorbea (unattested), from Latin sorbus sorb