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hobblebush

noun

Etymology

From hobble + bush.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *buskaz✻ — “bush, thicket”
  3. inherited from *busk✻
  4. inherited from *busċ✻
  5. inherited from bush
  6. compounded as hobblebush — “hobble + bush”

Definitions

  1. A low bush of species Viburnum lantanoides, having long, straggling branches and pretty…

    A low bush of species Viburnum lantanoides, having long, straggling branches and pretty flowers, found in the northern United States.

  2. A similar bush of India (Viburnum grandiflorum)

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Derived

Florida hobblebush

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