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  guelder rose

  noun

  a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
• guelder-rose
  guelder-rose

  noun

  a Eurasian caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum opulus, with clusters of white flowers and small red fruits

guelder rose

American  

[gel-der rohz] / ˈgɛl dər ˌroʊz /

noun

1. a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.

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guelder-rose British  

/ ˈɡɛldəˌrəʊz /

noun

1. a Eurasian caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum opulus, with clusters of white flowers and small red fruits

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Etymology

Origin of guelder rose

First recorded in 1590–1600; after Guelders

Example Sentences

A glint of Jane's white frock could be seen behind a guelder rose near the fountain.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Morley, Christopher

The woody shoots of the guelder rose are manufactured into various small articles in Sweden and Russia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

The American guelder rose, whose fruit so strongly resembles the cranberry, is also common.

From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 by Franklin, John

The American guelder rose whose fruit so strongly resembles the cranberry is also common.

From The Journey to the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

The guelder rose, St John’s wort, the Nepenthes distillatoria or pitcher plant, violets, geraniums, buttercups, sundews, ladies’ mantles and campanulas thrive by the side of Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Elaeocarpeae, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various