rhodora

[ roh-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh, ruh- ]

noun

1. a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhodora¹

First recorded in 1780–90, rhodora is from the Latin word rhodōra name of a plant

Example Sentences

Whittier himself noted that he was indebted for this line to Emerson's "Rhodora"

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The only union of the nine which came as a surprise to the community was the engagement of Rhodora to Charley Boyd.

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Rhodora moved, with her mother, bed-ridden now, into a little house in the unfashionable outskirts of Trega.

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There the agony ended for the other girls, and there it began for Rhodora Boyd.

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The attractive blossoms of the Rhodora brighten the woods with their splendor.

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