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snowball bush

American  

noun

  1. guelder rose.


Etymology

Origin of snowball bush

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Gregarious John Townsend, whose head looks like a snowball bush in full bloom, is solidly Republican, completely acceptable to Delaware's Du Pont dynasty.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hydrangea bush—or snowball bush, as we called it—on our lawn glowed in the sunlight, and I stared at it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

"Tucker, you Tucker, don't you touch that snowball bush with the spade!" came in a fresh and alarmed command from the rocker post of observation.

From Rose of Old Harpeth by Daviess, Maria Thompson

As she closed the yard gate and rounded a widely spreading snowball bush, her heart was pounding wildly.

From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene

Just as he thought that, a bird flew up from the snowball bush.

From The Goody-Naughty Book by Wright, Blanche Fisher