roan tree

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Roan \Roan\, n.
   1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color.
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   2. A roan horse.
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   3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc.,
      made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to
      imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange.
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   {Roan tree}. (Bot.) See {Rowan tree}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel.
   reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)
   A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but
   with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers
   followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan
   tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two
   American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and
   {Pyrus sambucifolia}).
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