Viburnum lantana
- noun
- Specialized
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viburno lantana
- Gardeners prize Viburnum lantana for its attractive clusters of berries and spring flowers.
Examples
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The Viburnum lantana is often seen growing along rural English lanes.
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Birds are drawn to the Viburnum lantana when its berries ripen in late summer.
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The Viburnum lantana is known for its beautiful red berries.
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Many gardeners appreciate Viburnum lantana for its hardiness.
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Birds are drawn to the Viburnum lantana when its berries ripen in late summer.
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Gardeners prize Viburnum lantana for its attractive clusters of berries and spring flowers.
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The Viburnum lantana is often seen growing along rural English lanes.
Synonyms
A strong European bush with groups of white flowers and berries that turn red then black
A bush that loses its leaves and has red berries that turn black when ripe
A strong bush that grows by roads, loses its leaves and has red berries that turn black
Surface Forms
Morphology
The form is a Latin binomial combining two shrub-generic names, so a learner who knows 'Viburnum' (a group of shrubs) and 'lantana' (another shrub genus) can plausibly infer this is a type of shrub (i.e., a plant species) rather than a verb phrase or idiom. However, the precise properties (deciduous, red berries turning black, common name wayfaring tree) are botanical details not predictable from the constituents alone, and recognizing it as a species-level name requires some domain knowledge of scientific naming conventions.
Etymology
Viburnum lantana may come from old words for a roadside shrub: viburnum was used for similar shrubs and lantana is linked to the idea of a 'wayfaring' plant because this shrub often grows along lanes and paths. That's why it is also called the 'wayfaring tree' and the name points to a common roadside shrub with many berries.
