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Location
Particularly associated with the highlands of Fangorn Forest
Species
Several species of the genus Sorbus
Pronunciation
lassemi'sta
Meaning
'Grey leaf'
Other names
Carnimírië, Orofarnë; known today as the rowan or mountain ash

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Lassemista

An Elvish name for the rowan-tree

One of the names used by Bregalad the Ent in his lament for the ancient rowans cut down and destroyed by the Orcs. The name translates as 'grey-leaf', and Bregalad also gave the rowans two other Elvish names: Orofarnë and Carnimírië.


See also...

Orofarnë

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