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wayfaring-tree

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hoarwithy, mealy-tree, triptoe

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գերմաստի (germasti) — Viburnum lantana
  • Middle Armenian: գերմաստի (germasti) — Viburnum lantana
  • Azerbaijani: adigərməşov — Viburnum lantana
  • Bulgarian: черна калина (černa kalina) — Viburnum lantana
  • Catalan: tortellatge — Viburnum lantana
  • Catalan: cantellatge — Viburnum lantana
  • Czech: kalina tušalaj — Viburnum lantana
  • French: viorne lantane — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: უზანი (uzani) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: სამწიფელა (samc̣ipela) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: ურძენი (urʒeni) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: ურძანი (urʒani) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: ურძნი (urʒni) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: თურსა (tursa) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: ცლიხვა (clixva) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: ცლიფა (clipa) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: უზნი (uzni) — Viburnum lantana
  • Georgian: მერცხალა (mercxala) — Viburnum lantana
  • German: Wolliger Schneeball — Viburnum lantana
  • Irish: craobh fhiáin — Viburnum lantana
  • Kaitag: де́рше (dérše) — Viburnum lantana
  • Mingrelian: ღუზანი (ɣuzani) — Viburnum lantana
  • Persian: هفتکول — Viburnum lantana
  • Polish: kalina hordowina — Viburnum lantana
  • Russian: гордо́вина (gordóvina) — Viburnum lantana
  • Russian: кали́на гордо́вина (kalína gordóvina) — Viburnum lantana
  • Swedish: parkolvon — Viburnum lantana
  • Turkish: germişek — Viburnum lantana
  • Ukrainian: гордовина (hordovyna) — Viburnum lantana
  • Welsh: gwifwrnwydden — Viburnum lantana