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rhododendron
- /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/ US
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The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (“oleander”), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron, not closely related taxonomically, but with similar flowers to those of oleander.
noun rhododendrons · rhododendra
- Oleander (Nerium oleander).
- Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron. 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.
- Especially, the common rhododendron or Pontic rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum).
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noun flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron
| Español | rododendro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진달래속 jindallaesok, 영산홍 yeongsanhong |
| 日本語 | 躑躅 tsutsuji, ツツジ tsutsuji |
| 中文 | 杜鵑花 /杜鹃花 dùjuānhuā, 躑躅 /踯躅 zhízhú |
| Português | rododendro, azaleia |
| Français | rhododendron |
| Deutsch | Rhododendron, Alpenrose |
| Italiano | rododendro |
| Ελληνικά | ροδόδενδρο rodódendro |
| Română | rododendron |
| Русский | рододе́ндрон rododɛ́ndron, рододе́ндр rododéndr |
| עברית | רודודנדרון |
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