quickbeam

noun

quickbeam

noun

/ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

Etymology 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.

1

The European rowan tree.

Synonyms
quicken
Hypernyms
beam, tree

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