Burkwood viburnum

noun

Burk·​wood viburnum

ˈbərˌkwu̇d-

: a nearly evergreen shrub (Viburnum burkwoodii) having leaves with shiny upper and gray tomentose lower surface and heads of pink-flushed flowers

Word History

Etymology

after Albert Burkwood, born 1890 and Arthur Burkwood, born 1888 British nurserymen

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