What does "guelder-rose" mean?

Alternative spelling of guelder rose.

Guelder-rose

Q: What is a synonym for "guelder-rose"?

Common synonyms include: european cranberry bush, cramp bark, crampbark, cranberry tree, european cranberrybush, snowball tree.

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Alternative spelling of guelder rose. alt-of, alternative
"The ground was fairly free of undergrowth, the anemones sprinkled, there was a bush or two, elder, or guelder-rose, and a purplish tangle of bramble:[…]"

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european cranberry bush cramp bark crampbark cranberry tree european cranberrybush snowball tree

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"The ground was fairly free of undergrowth, the anemones sprinkled, there was a bush or two, elder, or guelder-rose, and a purplish tangle of bramble:[…]"

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