From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrowanro‧wan /ˈrəʊən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [countable]a small tree with redberriesExamples from the Corpusrowan• The reddening turned the mistletoe into rowan.• The poorrowan outside is back in leaf but it is still bitterly cold.• Outside, some kids, browned off with the phone-booth, had snapped a saplingrowan in half.• When the leaves turn colour and the berry clusters are ripe, the rowan is a princelysight.