guel|der-rose

guel|der-rose
guel|der-rose «GEHL duhr ROHZ», noun.
a cultivated cranberry tree having round clusters of white flowers; snowball.
[earlier gelders rose, or gelderland rose < Guelders, a town, now in Germany, or Guelderland, a province in Holland]

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  • guelder rose — guel′der rose or guel′der•rose [[t]ˈgɛl dər[/t]] n. pln a European shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, with large clusters of white flowers Also called snowball • Etymology: 1590–1600; after Guelders …   From formal English to slang

  • Guelderrose' — Guel der*rose , n. [Supposed to be brought from Guelderland; hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose, F. rose de Gueldre, It. rose di Gueldra, Sp. rosa de Gueldres.] (Bot.) A cultivated variety of a species of {Viburnum} ({V. Opulus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snowball tree — Guelderrose Guel der*rose , n. [Supposed to be brought from Guelderland; hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose, F. rose de Gueldre, It. rose di Gueldra, Sp. rosa de Gueldres.] (Bot.) A cultivated variety of a species of {Viburnum} ({V.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • V Opulus — Guelderrose Guel der*rose , n. [Supposed to be brought from Guelderland; hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose, F. rose de Gueldre, It. rose di Gueldra, Sp. rosa de Gueldres.] (Bot.) A cultivated variety of a species of {Viburnum} ({V.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guelderrose — [gel′dər rōz΄] n. 〚after Guelderland (or GELDERLAND)〛 SNOWBALL (sense 2) * * * guel·der rose (gĕlʹdər) n. A Eurasian shrub (Viburnum opulus) having clusters of white flowers and small red fruit.   [After …   Universalium

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