a·zal·ea ( -z l y)n. Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers. [Greek azale , from feminine of azaleos, dry (so called because it grows in dry soil or from the texture of its wood); see as- in Indo-European roots.] |
azalea [əˈzeɪljə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any ericaceous plant of the group Azalea, formerly a separate genus but now included in the genus Rhododendron: cultivated for their showy pink or purple flowers
[via New Latin from Greek, from azaleos dry; from its supposed preference for a dry situation]
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| Noun | 1. |  azalea - any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colorsrhododendron - any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers Azaleastrum, subgenus Azalea, subgenus Azaleastrum - group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron |
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