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wayfaring-tree

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
way-far-ing-tree
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

wayfaring-trees (plural) wayfaring tree (alternative)

Synonyms

hoarwithy mealy-tree triptoe

Questions

What does wayfaring-tree mean?
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.
Where does wayfaring-tree come from?
Coined c. 1597 by John Gerard, English herbalist. The plant is common along waysides in hedgerows, as might be passed by wayfarers.

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