guelder rose guel·der·rose uncommon noun 1. deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries Synonymsguelder roseEuropean cranberrybushEuropean cranberry bushcrampbarkcranberry treeViburnum opulus Related words Broader terms shrub Parts Viburnum WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.