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viburnum

vi·bur·num
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-bur-nuh m]
    • /vaɪˈbɜr nəm/
    • /vaɪˈbɜːnəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-bur-nuh m]
    • /vaɪˈbɜr nəm/

Definitions of viburnum word

  • noun viburnum 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. 1
  • noun viburnum the dried bark of various species of Viburnum, used in medicine. 1
  • noun viburnum type of flowering shrub 1
  • noun viburnum any of various temperate and subtropical caprifoliaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Viburnum, such as the wayfaring tree, having small white flowers and berry-like red or black fruits 0
  • noun viburnum the dried bark of several species of this tree, sometimes used in medicine 0
  • noun viburnum any of a large genus (Viburnum) of shrubs or small trees of the honeysuckle family, with white flowers 0
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Origin of viburnum

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35, viburnum is from the Latin word vīburnum wayfaring tree

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Parts of speech for Viburnum

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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viburnum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • sweet viburnum

    the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.

  • arrowwood

    any of various trees or shrubs, esp certain viburnums, having long straight tough stems formerly used by North American Indians to make arrows

  • chinese snowball

    a Chinese shrub, Viburnum macrocephalum, of the honeysuckle family, having scurfy, hairy twigs, hairy leaves, and white flowers in large, showy, globelike clusters.

  • dockmackie

    a North American shrub, Viburnum acerifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having long stemmed clusters of white flowers and ovoid, almost black berries.

  • guelder rose

    a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.

  • highbush cranberry

    a shrub, Viburnum trilobum, of northern North America, having broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries.
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