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   Whitten tree \Whit"ten tree`\ [Probably from white; cf. AS.
      hwitingtre[a2]w.] (Bot.)
      Either of two shrubs ({Viburnum Lantana}, and {V. Opulus}),
      so called on account of their whitish branches.

English Dictionary: vyobliekan by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guelderrose' \Guel"der*rose'\, n. [Supposed to be brought from
      Guelderland; hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose,
      F. rose de Gueldre, It. rose di Gueldra, Sp. rosa de
      Gueldres.] (Bot.)
      A cultivated variety of a species of {Viburnum} ({V.
      Opulus}), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called
      also {snowball tree}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cranberry \Cran"ber*ry\ (kr[acr]n"b[ecr]r*r[ycr]), n.; pl.
      {Cranberries} (-r[icr]z). [So named from its fruit being ripe
      in the spring when the cranes return. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
      A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also,
      the plant producing it (several species of {Vaccinum} or
      {Oxycoccus}.) The {high cranberry} or {cranberry tree} is a
      species of {Viburnum} ({V. Opulus}), and the other is
      sometimes called {low cranberry} or {marsh cranberry} to
      distinguish it.
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