hobblebush

[ hob-uh l-boo sh ]

/ ˈhɒb əlˌbʊʃ /

noun

a North American shrub, Viburnum alnifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of white flowers and red-to-black berrylike fruit.

Nearby words

hobbism, hobbit, hobbits, hobble, hobble skirt, hobblebush, hobbledehoy, hobbs, hobby, hobby farmer, hobby, oveta culp

Origin of hobblebush

1810–20, Americanism; hobble + bush¹; so called from the fact that it obstructs the way with its branches

Also called American wayfaring tree.