azalea
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azalea¹
- /əˈzeɪliə/
Rhymes with -eɪliə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.
noun azaleas
- A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. Rhododendrons and azaleas are plants of temperate regions, the grandest lilies are from temperate Japan, and a large proportion of our most showy flowering plants are natives of the Himalayas, of the Cape, of the United States, of Chili, or of China and Japan, all temperate regions.
Azalea²
proper noun
- A female given name.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rhododendron, fragrant azalea, sweet azalea, azaleamum, swamp azalea, smooth azalea, azederach, azarole, duckweed fern, zantedeschia, astelia, zephyr lily, asphodel, albizzia, pinxterbloom azalea, zelkoua
Translations
Talk about this word "azalea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/azalea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. azalea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/azalea "azalea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/azalea.Cite this
@misc{azalea_2026,
title = {azalea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/azalea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
