Definitions for: Sorb


[n] acid gritty-textured fruit
[v] take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption; in chemistry



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: sorb apple, take up

See Also: absorb, adsorb, change state, chemisorb, edible fruit, service tree, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica, turn

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