Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guelder rose

/ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: guelder rose
IPA: /ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of guelder rose.

Example Sentences

"My husband bought some guelder roses from an Albanian"

Etymology

Named after the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Compare Dutch Gelderse roos.

Inflected Forms

guelder roses (plural) guelder-rose (alternative) gelder rose (alternative)

Synonyms

water-elder European cranberry bush cramp bark snowball tree european cranberrybush crampbark cranberry tree viburnum opulus

Questions

How do you pronounce guelder rose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛldə(ɹ)ˌɹəʊz/.
What does guelder rose mean?: A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.
Where does guelder rose come from?: Named after the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Compare Dutch Gelderse roos.

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