withe rod

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of withe rod

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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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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