Aucuparia - n. A deciduous tree in the Rosaceae family, often called the rowan or mountain-ash, more properly referred to by its full binomial name, Sorbus aucuparia. Lit. "birdcatcher", from avis (latin, "bird") and capere (latin, present infinitive form of capio, "to capture").
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