I. ˈsȯ(ə)rb noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: German Sorbe, from Sorbian serb
1. : wend
2. : wendish
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French sorbe fruit of the service tree, from Latin sorbum
1. : any of several Old World trees related to the apples and pears (as a wild service tree or rowan tree)
2. or sorb apple : the fruit of a sorb
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from absorb & adsorb
: to take up and hold either by adsorption or absorption : occlude