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rhododendron

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rho·do·den·dron  (rd-dndrn)
n.
Any of numerous usually evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Rhododendron of the North Temperate Zone, having clusters of variously colored, often bell-shaped flowers.

[Latin, oleander, from Greek : rhodo-, rhodo- + dendron, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

rhododendron
Noun
an evergreen shrub with clusters of showy flowers [Greek rhodon rose + dendron tree]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rhododendronrhododendron - any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
genus Rhododendron - large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers
coast rhododendron, Rhododendron californicum - medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
Rhododendron maxima, rosebay - late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, swamp honeysuckle, white honeysuckle - shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle
azalea - any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Translations
rhododendron [rəudəˈdɛndrn] nrododendro

rhododendron [rəudəˈdɛndrn] nrhododendron m

rhododendron [rəudəˈdɛndrən] nRhododendron m or nt

rhododendron [rəudəˈdɛndrn] nrododendro

rhododendron
n rhododendron [roudəˈdendrən]
a type of flowering shrub with thick evergreen leaves and large flowers. rododendron وَرْدِيَّه، نَباتات مُزْهِرَه من فَصيلَة الخَلَنْجِيّات рододендрон rododendron, pěnišník rhododendron; alperose der Rhododendron ροδόδεντρο rododendro rododendron گل صد تومانی alppiruusu rhododendron שוֹשָׁנַת הַאֲלפִּים रोडोडेंड्रन, एक प्रकार की सदाबहार झाड़ी जिसके फूल बड़े होते हैं rododendron rododendron rododendron alparós rododendro しゃくなげ 진달래속의 식물 rododendras rododendrs sejenis bunga rododendron alperose, rhododendron rododendron rododendro rododendron рододендрон rododendron rododendron rododendron rhododendron ไม้พุ่มชนิดหนึ่งมีดอกสีสันสดใส มีทางเอเชียใต้ pembecik, rodendron 菱形六面體 рододендрон ایک قسم کی سدا بہار جھاڑی جس کے پھول گلاب جیسے ہوتے ہیں cây đỗ quyên 菱形


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I was on what seemed to be a little lawn in a garden, surrounded by rhododendron bushes, and I noticed that their mauve and purple blossoms were dropping in a shower under the beating of the hail-stones.
"Go and make one of the men servants bring some in a basket to the rhododendron walk," he said.
We had passed between the white posts of a gate and up a curving drive, lined with rhododendron bushes.
 
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