guelder rose

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guelder rose^¹

/ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/

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Named after the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Compare Dutch Gelderse roos.

noun guelder roses · Guelder rose · guelder-rose · gelder rose

A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers. My husband bought some guelder roses from an Albanian
Similar: water-elder, European cranberry bush, cramp bark, snowball tree

Guelder rose^²

noun Guelder roses

Alternative letter-case form of guelder rose

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noun guelder rose, snowball tree

日本語	カンボク kanboku, テマリカンボク temarikanboku
中文	歐洲莢蒾 /欧洲荚蒾 Ōuzhōu jiámí
Português	noveleiro
Français	obier
Deutsch	Schneeball
Italiano	pallone di maggio, palla di neve, oppio
Română	călin
Русский	кали́на kalína
العربية	أُفلُوس uflūs, رِبَاط ribāṭ

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@misc{guelder_rose_2026,
  title = {guelder rose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guelder%20rose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}