hydrangea

hy·dran·gea  (h-drnj, -drn-)

n.

Any of various shrubs of the genus Hydrangea, having opposite leaves and large, flat-topped or rounded clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers.

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[New Latin Hydranga, genus name : hydr(o)- + Greek angeion, vessel; see angio-.]

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hydrangea

Noun

an ornamental shrub with large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers [Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hydrangea - any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea genus Hydrangea - type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae Hydrangea anomala, climbing hydrangea - deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads Hydrangea arborescens, wild hydrangea - deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States hortensia, Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis - deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue fall-blooming hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata - deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters Hydrangea petiolaris, climbing hydrangea - deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads carpenteria, Carpenteria californica - California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers Decumaria barbara, Decumaria barbata, decumary - woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters deutzia - any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

hydrangea [haɪˈdreɪndʒə] n → hortensia m