Meaning of HYDRANGEA
Pronunciation: | | hI'dreynjey
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| 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 |
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| 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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