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guel·der rose | \ ˈgel-dər- 
, -də- \
, -də- \Definition of guelder rose
: a highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus) of Eurasia and northern Africa especially : a cultivated form with large roundish heads of usually white sterile flowers
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The first known use of guelder rose was in 1597
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