withe rod

noun

1. either of two North American viburnums, Viburnum cassinoides or V. nudum, having tough, osierlike shoots.

Word History and Origins

Origin of withe rod¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

See Lippia     flexuosa, Alpine Rose,     fragrantissima, Althaea frutex,     Periclymenum, Amelanchier alnifolia,     sempervirens,     canadensis,     Standishii,     vulgaris,     tatarica, American Great Laurel,     Xylosteum, American Withe Rod, Loquat, the, Ammyrsine buxifoiia, Loropetalum chinense, Amoor Yellow Wood, Lycium barbarum, Amorpha canescens,     europaeum,     fruticosa, Lyonia ligustrina, Amygdatus communis,     paniculata,     dulcis, Maclura aurantiaca,     Besseriana, Mahaleb, or Perfumed Cherry,     Boissieri, Mahonia Aquifolium,     Lindleyi,     Bealei,     nana,     facicularis,     persica flore-pleno,     Fortunei, Amygdalus.

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