About The Word Sorb
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Sorb
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What's The Definition Of Sorb?
[n] acid gritty-textured fruit
[v] take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption; in chemistry Synonyms | Synonyms for Sorb: sorb apple | take up Related Terms | Find terms related to Sorb: See Also | absorb | adsorb | change state | chemisorb | edible fruit | service tree | sorb apple tree | Sorbus domestica | turn Sorb In Webster's Dictionary \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F.
sorbe. See {Service tree}.] (Bot.)
(a) The wild service tree ({Pyrus torminalis}) of Europe;
also, the rowan tree.
(b) The fruit of these trees.
{Sorb apple}, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
{Sorb tree}, the wild service tree.
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