English Explanatory Dictionary

wayfaring-tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A much-branched European shrub of large size (Viburnum lantana), with dense cymes of small white flowers, the foliage and young shoots thickly covered with soft mealy down.

Word forms

wayfaring-tree wayfaring-trees wayfaring tree

Etymology

Coined c. 1597 by John Gerard, English herbalist. The plant is common along waysides in hedgerows, as might be passed by wayfarers.

Synonyms

hoarwithy mealy-tree triptoe
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