viburnum

viburnum
vi·bur·num vī-'bər-nəm n
1) cap a large genus of widely distributed shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) including several species whose dried bark has been used in folk medicine
2) any plant of the genus Viburnum

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Vi·bur·num (vi-burґnəm) [L.] a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Caprifoliaceae.

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