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wayfaring tree

wayfaring tree is the alternative spelling of wayfaring-tree.

Meaning of wayfaring-tree

Noun

wayfaring-tree (plural wayfaring-trees)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    hoarwithy, mealy-tree, triptoe

Forms of wayfaring tree

pluralwayfaring trees

Questions about wayfaring tree

What is wayfaring tree the alternative spelling of?
Wayfaring tree is the alternative spelling of wayfaring-tree.

Words near wayfaring tree in the dictionary

  1. wayfarer
  2. wayfarers
  3. wayfares
  4. wayfaress
  5. wayfaring
  6. wayfaring tree
  7. wayfaring trees
  8. wayfaring-tree
  9. wayfaring-trees
  10. wayfarings
  11. wayfellow

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