Viburnum
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- noun
- /vaɪˈbɜrnəm/
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- The garden was lined with viburnum, showcasing bright berries in the fall.
- maple-leaved viburnum
- viburnum shrubs
- native viburnums
Examples
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Arrowwood viburnum not only bears attractive fall foliage, but it also displays clusters of dark blue berries this time of year.
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The feature that recommends arrowwood viburnum most of all, however, may be its versatility, as I explain in this article.
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So right here you can see this viburnum which is a semi Evergreen.
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Which was not the expression that met me when I came in muddy from weeding around the viburnum later that afternoon.
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Arrowwood viburnums are flowering shrubs, bearing a white flower in spring.
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If you guessed that the common name for "arrowwood" viburnum shrubs has something to do with their use, traditionally, in the making of real arrows, you're correct.
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What woody plants there are—willows, alders, and viburnums—are all less than fifteen feet tall.
Academic text (1992) -
While you probably won't be using it for arrows any time soon, arrowwood viburnum can, nevertheless, help you hit the bull's-eye when it comes to achieving a top-flight display of fall color in your yard.
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Past Ben's seat, beyond her arrangement of shells, twigs, and dried flowers, the viburnum swayed in the rain, the rhododendron and hedgerow azaleas just coming into bud.
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This viburnum produces stunning clusters of white flowers in the spring.
Compounds
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A bush from eastern North America with blue-black berries and strong wood for making arrows
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A European bush that loses its leaves and has red berries that turn black
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A bush with clusters of white flowers and bright red berries that loses its leaves in winter
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A medium shrub that loses its leaves in winter and has dark blue berries
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A bush from the eastern United States called northern arrowwood with white flowers
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A North American shrub with three-lobed leaves and bright red berries
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Viburnum comes from the Latin name for certain shrubs that have showy flowers and clusters of berries, and English kept that name for the garden plants we know today. So, Viburnum can be remembered as a 'berry-producing shrub' often planted for its flowers and color.