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gatten tree

gatten tree noun: any of various small trees: the guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).

Noun

gatten tree (plural gatten trees)

  1. (obsolete) Any of various small trees: the guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).

Forms of gatten tree

pluralgatten trees

Origin of gatten tree

Compare UK dialect gatter bush.

Questions about gatten tree

What does gatten tree mean?
Gatten tree means any of various small trees: the guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).
What part of speech is gatten tree?
Gatten tree is a noun.
What is the plural of gatten tree?
The plural of gatten tree is gatten trees.

Words near gatten tree in the dictionary

  1. gatta
  2. Gattaran
  3. gattas
  4. gatted
  5. Gatten
  6. gatten tree
  7. gatten trees
  8. Gattens
  9. gatter
  10. gattered
  11. Gattermann reaction

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