First Known Use: 1597
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guelder rose
noun guel·der rose \ˈgel-də(r)-\
Definition of GUELDER ROSE
: highbush cranberry; especially : a cultivated form of the cranberry bush with large roundish heads of sterile flowers
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Origin of GUELDER ROSE
Guelderland, Gelderland, Netherlands
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