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Meaning of HYDRANGEA

Pronunciation:  hI'dreynjey

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
 
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 See Also: bush, carpenteria, Carpenteria californica, climbing hydrangea, Decumaria barbara, Decumaria barbata, decumary, deutzia, fall-blooming hydrangea, genus Hydrangea, hortensia, Hydrangea anomala, Hydrangea arborescens, Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis, Hydrangea paniculata, Hydrangea petiolaris, shrub, wild hydrangea

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy*dran"ge*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + ?
vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang['e]e.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large
heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. {H.
hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native of China
or Japan.
 
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