guelder rose

/ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/

noun

A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

Similar
water-elderEuropean cranberry bushcramp barksnowball treeEuropean cranberrybushcrampbarkcranberry treeViburnum opulus
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Meanings

guelder rose1

nounguelder rose (plural guelder roses)

plural guelder roses · alternative Guelder rose · alternative guelder-rose · alternative gelder rose

  1. A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

    My husband bought some guelder roses from an Albanian

    1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 799

    Synonyms: water-elder, European cranberry bush, cramp bark, snowball tree

Guelder rose2

nounGuelder rose (plural Guelder roses)

plural Guelder roses

  1. Alternative letter-case form of guelder rose.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

Similar
water-elderEuropean cranberry bushcramp barksnowball tree

More synonyms by meaning

noundeciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries

Similar
European cranberrybushEuropean cranberry bushcrampbarkcranberry treeViburnum opulus
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
crampbarkeuropean cranberrybush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Compare Dutch Gelderse roos.

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Translations

Arabic أُفلُوس, رِبَاط
  • أُفلُوس (uflūs)guelder rose, snowball tree
  • رِبَاط (ribāṭ)guelder rose, snowball tree
Bulgarian червена кали́на
  • червена кали́на (červena kalína)guelder rose, snowball tree
Chinese Mandarin 歐洲莢蒾 /欧洲荚蒾
  • 歐洲莢蒾 /欧洲荚蒾 (Ōuzhōu jiámí)guelder rose, snowball tree
Czech kalina
  • kalinaguelder rose, snowball tree
Dutch Gelderse roos
  • Gelderse roosguelder rose, snowball tree
Finnish koiranheisi
  • koiranheisiguelder rose, snowball tree
French obier
  • obierguelder rose, snowball tree
German Schneeball
  • Schneeballguelder rose, snowball tree
Hungarian kányabangita
  • kányabangitaguelder rose, snowball tree
Italian pallone di maggio, palla di neve
  • pallone di maggioguelder rose, snowball tree
  • palla di neveguelder rose, snowball tree
  • oppioguelder rose, snowball tree
Japanese カンボク, テマリカンボク
  • カンボク (kanboku)guelder rose, snowball tree
  • テマリカンボク (temarikanboku)guelder rose, snowball tree
Latin vīburnum opulus
  • vīburnum opulusguelder rose, snowball tree
Lithuanian putinas
  • putinasguelder rose, snowball tree
Polish kalina
  • kalinaguelder rose, snowball tree
Portuguese noveleiro
  • noveleiroguelder rose, snowball tree
Romanian călin
  • călinguelder rose, snowball tree
Russian кали́на
  • кали́на (kalína)guelder rose, snowball tree
Slovak kalina
  • kalinaguelder rose, snowball tree
Swedish skogsolvon, snöbollsbuske
  • skogsolvonguelder rose, snowball tree
  • snöbollsbuskeguelder rose, snowball tree
Turkish gilaburu, kartopu
  • gilaburuguelder rose, snowball tree
  • kartopuguelder rose, snowball tree
Ukrainian кали́на
  • кали́на (kalýna)guelder rose, snowball tree
Cite this entry
APA

guelder rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guelder%20rose

MLA

“guelder rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guelder%20rose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guelder rose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guelder%20rose.

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