Phrase guide

guelder rose

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of guelder rose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: European cranberrybush, European cranberry bush, crampbark, cranberry tree, Viburnum opulus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُفلُوس (uflūs) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Arabic: رِبَاط (ribāṭ) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Armenian: բռնչի (bṙnčʻi) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Armenian: ձնագնդի (jnagndi) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Belarusian: калі́на (kalína) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Bulgarian: червена кали́на (červena kalína) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐洲莢蒾 /欧洲荚蒾 (Ōuzhōu jiámí) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Crimean Tatar: qansiyer — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Czech: kalina — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Dutch: Gelderse roos — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Finnish: koiranheisi — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • French: obier — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Galician: lamagueiro — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Galician: frol do mundo — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Galician: bola de neve — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Georgian: ძახველი (ʒaxveli) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • German: Schneeball — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Hungarian: kányabangita — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Italian: pallone di maggio — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Italian: palla di neve — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Italian: oppio — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Japanese: カンボク (kanboku) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Japanese: テマリカンボク (temarikanboku) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Komi-Zyrian: жовпу (žovpu) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Latin: vīburnum opulus — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Lithuanian: putinas — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Eastern Mari: поланвондо (polanvondo) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Western Mari: шаршы (šaršy) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Polish: kalina — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Portuguese: noveleiro — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Romanian: călin — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Russian: кали́на (kalína) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Slovak: kalina — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Swedish: skogsolvon — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Swedish: snöbollsbuske — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Turkish: kartopu — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Ottoman Turkish: قار طوپی (kar topu) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Udmurt: шупу (šupu) — guelder rose, snowball tree
  • Ukrainian: кали́на (kalýna) — guelder rose, snowball tree