azalea (redirected from azalea occidentale)

a·zal·ea  (-zly)

n.

Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

azalea - any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors rhododendron - 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

Translations

azalea [əˈzeɪlɪə] N (Bot) → azalea f

azalea [əˈzeɪliə] n (= shrub, flower) → azalée f

azalea

n → Azalee f

azalea [əˈzeɪlɪə] n → azalea

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azalea [əˈzeɪlɪə] n → azalea