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sorb

UK/sɔːb/ US/sɔɹb/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

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noun

1.

acid gritty-textured fruit

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French sorbier (the tree), sorbe (the fruit), from Latin sorbus (the tree), sorbum (the fruit). See service tree.

Phrases

  • sorb apple

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