wayfaring tree

wayfaring tree

n.

A deciduous Eurasian shrub (Viburnum lantana) having flat clusters of white flowers and fruits that turn from red to black.

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[Short for wayfaring man's tree (perhaps from the fact that it frequently grows in hedgerows and provides shade).]

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wayfaring tree

n

(Plants) 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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Thesaurus

Noun

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wayfaring tree - vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black twist wood, twistwood, Viburnum lantana genus Viburnum, Viburnum - deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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Translations

wayfaring tree

[ˈweɪfɛərɪŋˌtriː] N → viburno m

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