n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə r-v ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English serves, plural of serve fruit of the service tree, service tree, from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin *sorbea, from Latin sorbus service tree
Date: 1530
: an Old World tree ( Sorbus domestica ) resembling the related mountain ashes but having larger flowers and larger edible fruit also : a related Old World tree ( S. torminalis ) with bitter fruits