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quickbeam
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quickbeam \Quick"beam`\, n. [A.S. cwicbe['a]m.] See Quicken tree. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quicken tree \Quick"en tree`\ [Probably from quick, and first
applied to the aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf.
G. quickenbaum, quizenbaum, quitschenbaum. Cf. {Quitch
grass}.] (Bot.)
The European rowan tree; -- called also quickbeam, and
quickenbeam. See Rowan tree.
[1913 Webster]
