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viburnum definition

vi·bur·num (vī bʉr′nəm)

noun

  1. any of a large genus (Viburnum) of shrubs or small trees of the honeysuckle family, with white flowers
  2. the bark of several species of this plant, sometimes used in medicine

Etymology: ModL < L, the wayfaring tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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