VIBURNUM


Meaning of VIBURNUM in English

/vuy berr"neuhm/ , n.

1. any of numerous shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Viburnum, of the honeysuckle family, certain species of which, as the cranberry bush, V. opulus, or snowball, are cultivated for ornament.

2. the dried bark of various species of Viburnum, used in medicine.

[ 1725-35; viburnum wayfaring tree ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .