guelder rose
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9.1
- noun
- UK
:
viburno
- The guelder rose in our garden is full of white blossoms this year.
Examples
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In autumn, the guelder rose produces striking clusters of red berries that attract birds.
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Gardeners often plant guelder rose for its ornamental value and vibrant fall colors.
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The guelder rose blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many gardeners love the guelder rose for its vibrant berries.
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The garden was filled with vibrant clusters of guelder rose bushes, adorned with white flowers and red berries.
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In spring, the guelder rose displays its beautiful white blooms, attracting many bees and butterflies.
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He planted a guelder rose in his front yard to enhance the landscape with its decorative features.
Synonyms
A bush with clusters of white flowers and bright red berries that loses its leaves in winter
A bush with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
A flowering bush with clusters of white flowers and bright red berries
A shrub that loses its leaves in winter and grows white flowers and bright red berries
Surface Forms
Morphology
guelder + rose
The noun phrase is compositionally a modifier (Guelder, a place/name) plus 'rose', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a kind of rose or plant. Although botanically it is a specific species and not a true rose, the modifier+head pattern transparently signals an ornamental shrub, making the overall sense accessible to B1 learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Guelder rose may come from the Dutch region Gelderland, so guelder is a place name, while rose was once used for showy garden flowers. The name creates the image of a pretty shrub with white flower clusters and bright red berries, so it helps explain why the plant is used as an 'ornamental' shrub today.