'Whitten tree' definitions:

Definition of 'Whitten tree'

From: GCIDE
  • Whitten tree \Whit"ten tree`\ [Probably from white; cf. AS. hwitingtre['o]w.] (Bot.) Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and {Viburnum Opulus}), so called on account of their whitish branches. [1913 Webster]