Answer:

sorbs

Answer	Crossword Clue
SORBS	European apples.
SORBS	Trees of apple family.
SORBS	Trees of the apple family.

SORBS	Rowan trees.
SORBS	Slavs of Saxony.
SORBS	Natives of Saxony.
SORBS	Slavic people.
SORBS	Service trees.
SORBS	Old-World trees
SORBS	European apples
SORBS	Rowans or service trees

SORBS	Wends
SORBS	European trees or apples
SORBS	Soaks up
SORBS	Gathers on the surface, chemically
SORBS	Gathers on a surface, chemically