guelder rose
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See also: guelder-rose
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Viburnum_opulus.jpg/220px-Viburnum_opulus.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Snowball_flowers_%2813985050634%29.jpg/220px-Snowball_flowers_%2813985050634%29.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]guelder rose (plural guelder roses)
- A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.
- 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 799:
- My husband bought some guelder roses from an Albanian
Synonyms
[edit]- (plant): water elder, European cranberry bush, cramp bark, snowball tree
Translations
[edit]guelder rose, snowball tree
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References
[edit]guelder rose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viburnum opulus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viburnum opulus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Viburnum opulus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons