A North American viburnum which bears clusters of white or pink flowers and purple-black berries.
桤叶荚蒾
Viburnum alnifolium, family Caprifoliaceae
Example sentencesExamples
On previous days there were tall hobblebushes on the trail.
Understory vegetation is dominated by hobblebush, striped maple, mountain maple, brambles (Rubus spp.), and seedlings and saplings of the dominant tree species.
This is a photo of the hobblebush just as the outer flowers are beginning to open.
Moose and deer feed upon hobblebush, but the plants that they have browsed become stunted and develop atypical leaves.
Shady conditions allow for less variety, but try a mix of red-berried elder, hobblebush, cedar, and choke cherry.
Slightly up slope, hobblebushes, transplanted last spring from a nearby forest, are relaxing after a summer of settling into their new homes.
Definition of hobblebush in US English:
hobblebush
nounˈhäbəlˌbo͝oSH
A North American viburnum which bears clusters of white or pink flowers and purple-black berries.
桤叶荚蒾
Viburnum alnifolium, family Caprifoliaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Understory vegetation is dominated by hobblebush, striped maple, mountain maple, brambles (Rubus spp.), and seedlings and saplings of the dominant tree species.
On previous days there were tall hobblebushes on the trail.
Shady conditions allow for less variety, but try a mix of red-berried elder, hobblebush, cedar, and choke cherry.
This is a photo of the hobblebush just as the outer flowers are beginning to open.
Moose and deer feed upon hobblebush, but the plants that they have browsed become stunted and develop atypical leaves.
Slightly up slope, hobblebushes, transplanted last spring from a nearby forest, are relaxing after a summer of settling into their new homes.