wayfaring-tree

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Etymology

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

A wayfaring-tree in bloom.

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wayfaring-tree (plural wayfaring-trees)

  1. (botany) 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.
    Synonyms: hoarwithy, mealy-tree, triptoe

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