wayfaring tree

American  

[wey-fair-ing tree] / ˈweɪˌfɛər ɪŋ ˌtri /

noun

1. British, whitten.  a Eurasian shrub, Viburnum lantana, of the honeysuckle family, having finely toothed, ovate leaves and branching clusters of white flowers, growing along roadsides and cultivated as an ornamental in North America.

2. the hobblebush.

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wayfaring tree British  

noun

1. a caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum lantana, of Europe and W Asia, having white flowers and berries that turn from red to black

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Etymology

Origin of wayfaring tree

First recorded in 1590–1600; short for wayfaring man's tree

Example Sentences

“That’ll be good enough at a pinch,” said Bigwig, munching clover and sniffing at the fallen bloom from a wayfaring tree.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

I walked slowly through the barley towards a line of elder bushes, wayfaring tree and bramble that made the hedge of the field.

From In the Days of the Comet by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Yet every English shrub and bush is here; the hawthorn, the dogwood, the wayfaring tree, gorse and broom, and here is a round plot of heather.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

For the elder was known as the wayfaring tree and was sacred to pilgrims and travellers.

From England of My Heart : Spring by Hutton, Edward

The twigs of the wayfaring tree are covered with a mealy substance which comes off on the fingers when touched.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard