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

To his teachers, Severyn presented bouquets of guelder roses, a flowering plant symbolic of Ukraine, she said.

From Washington Post

Her husband Volodymyr buried him, along with another boy killed in the same blast, under a guelder rose bush in their garden.

From Seattle Times

She took his cap from his head, ruffled his hair, saying: "If you were a faun, I would put guelder roses round your hair, and make you look Bacchanalian."

From Project Gutenberg

The guelder rose bears juicy, red, elliptical berries, 1⁄3 in. long, which ripen in September, and contain each a single compressed seed.

From Project Gutenberg

And the stars blinked in through the open window, and she could see the faint whiteness of a bush of guelder roses against the curtain of the brooding night.

From Project Gutenberg