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Mountain Ash

Pyrus aucuparia, a European tree, 10 to 30 feet high, with pinnate leaves, corymbose compound cymes with cream-white flowers, and scarlet berries with yellow flesh. Wild in woods, on hillsides, chiefly in mountainous districts, and cultivated in gardens. Called also the Rowan tree. Also, Pyrus (sorbus) americana, an American tree, bearing beautiful red berries.

MOUNTAIN LION. See PUMA.

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