wayfaring-tree

Meaning

Noun

• A much-branched European shrub of large size (Viburnum lantana), with dense cymes of small white flowers, the foliage and young shoots thickly covered with soft mealy down.

Origin

• Coined c. 1597 by John Gerard, English herbalist. The plant is common along waysides in hedgerows, as might be passed by wayfarers.
• Image:20140420Viburnum lantana1.jpg|thumb|A wayfaring-tree in bloom.