guelder rose

[ gel-der rohz ]

noun

1. a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.

guelder-rose

/ ˈɡɛldəˌrəʊz /

noun

1. a Eurasian caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum opulus, with clusters of white flowers and small red fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of guelder rose¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; after Guelders

Word History and Origins

Origin of guelder rose¹

C16: from Dutch geldersche roos, from Gelderland or Gelders, province of Holland

Example Sentences

Its £10 denomination shows Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, the Irish hare and Guelder-rose shrubs.

From BBC

The well-known Snow-ball Tree, or Guelder-Rose, is a cultivated state, with the whole cyme turned into showy sterile flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

Snow′ball, a ball made of snow pressed hard together: a shrub bearing a round white flower, the guelder-rose: a round pudding of rice with an apple in the centre, a mass of boiled rice shaped in a cup: white of egg beaten stiff and placed on the surface of a custard.—v.t. to throw snowballs at.—v.i. to throw snowballs.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

I plucked a few bunches of guelder-rose fruits, transparent, ruby berries.

From Project Gutenberg

Guelder-rose, gel′dėr-rōz, n. a species of Viburnum with large white ball-shaped flowers—also called Snowball-tree.

From Project Gutenberg