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| − | [[File:vnudumfruit2.jpg|thumb|Viburnum fruit | + | [[File:vnudumfruit2.jpg|thumb|Viburnum fruit ''Viburnum nudum'']] |
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| − | ''Viburnum nudum'']] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | naked viburnum; withe rod; Viburnum nudum (possumhaw viburnum); snowball bush; snebolle (Dan.); Schneeball (Deut.); viorne (Fr.); viburnum (Fr.); oppiono (It.); palla di neve (It.); pallone di maggio (It.); sneeuwbal (Ned.); kalina (Pol.) | + | naked viburnum; withe rod; ''Viburnum nudum'' (possumhaw viburnum); snowball bush; snebolle (Dan.); Schneeball (Deut.); viorne (Fr.); viburnum (Fr.); oppiono (It.); palla di neve (It.); pallone di maggio (It.); sneeuwbal (Ned.); kalina (Pol.) |
| − | [[File:vnudumform.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:vnudumform.jpg|thumb|Viburnum plant ''Viburnum nudum'']] |
| − | + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | |
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| − | Shrub =height to 6 m Flower=small white in flat-topped cluster Fruit=clusters of pink berries ripening to a dark blue in fall, stay in winter | + | * Shrub =height to 6 m |
| + | * Flower=small white in flat-topped cluster | ||
| + | * Fruit=clusters of pink berries ripening to a dark blue in fall, stay in winter | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * R.J. Adrosko, ''Natural Dyes in the United States'', Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968 |
| − | * | + | * Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005) |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum (Accessed Dec. 8, 2004) |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:37, 25 June 2022
Description
Any of several shrubs and plants of the genus Viburnum. A brown dye is extracted from the fruit of the Viburnum nudum plant. It is used as a darkening agent with other colors.
Synonyms and Related Terms
naked viburnum; withe rod; Viburnum nudum (possumhaw viburnum); snowball bush; snebolle (Dan.); Schneeball (Deut.); viorne (Fr.); viburnum (Fr.); oppiono (It.); palla di neve (It.); pallone di maggio (It.); sneeuwbal (Ned.); kalina (Pol.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Shrub =height to 6 m
- Flower=small white in flat-topped cluster
- Fruit=clusters of pink berries ripening to a dark blue in fall, stay in winter
Resources and Citations
- R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum (Accessed Dec. 8, 2004)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998