rhododendron (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rhododendron*:
NOUN	plant	rhododendron	any shrub of the genus Rhododendron

rhododendron > pronunciation
Sounds	row.dahdeh'ndrahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *rhododendron*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers.
Member of	genus Rhododendron	large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers
Narrower	azalea	Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
	coast rhododendron, Rhododendron californicum	medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
	rosebay, Rhododendron maxima	late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
	swamp azalea, swamp honeysuckle, white honeysuckle, Rhododendron viscosum	shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	rhododendron, rododendro
Catalan	rododèndron

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