VIBURNUM

Viburnum, genus Viburnum

(noun) deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viburnum (plural viburnums)

any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers

Synonyms

• arrowwood

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*bur"num, n. Etym: [L., the wayfaring tree.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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