Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deciduous Eurasian shrub (Viburnum lantana) having flat clusters of white flowers and fruits that turn from red to black.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A much-branched European shrub of large size. Viburnum Lantana, with dense cymes of small white flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Short for wayfaring man's tree (perhaps from the fact that it frequently grows in hedgerows and provides shade).]
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