guelder rose

noun

guel·​der rose ˈgel-dər- How to pronounce guelder rose (audio)
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: a highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus) of Eurasia and northern Africa
especially : a cultivated form with large roundish heads of usually white sterile flowers

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Many of the students chose to decorate their cards with patriotic themes like Ukrainian flags and the guelder rose, one of the national symbols of Ukraine. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Unlike other, fancier-sounding plants—lady’s mantle, love-lies-bleeding, guelder rose—the sunflower, without apparent effort, conjures up a world of warmth and light with two and a half simple syllables. Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Guelderland, Gelderland, Netherlands

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guelder rose was in 1597

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“Guelder rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guelder%20rose. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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