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hydrangea
[ hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran- ]
noun
- any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.
hydrangea
/ haɪˈdreɪndʒə /
noun
- any shrub or tree of the Asian and American genus Hydrangea, cultivated for their large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers: family Hydrangeaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrangea1
< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek hydr- hydr- 1 + New Latin angea, feminine noun based on Greek angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrangea1
C18: from New Latin, from Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel: probably from the cup-shaped fruit
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Example Sentences
In the gardens we found a large blue hydrangea very common: the fuschia is the usual hedge.
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A hydrangea has no scent; that is why we get tired of it, for all its loveliness.
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The rose of the hydrangea inclines to blue, while that of the rose tends rather toward yellow.
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A great healthy hydrangea dying just for lack of the right kind of soil!
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Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora makes a beautiful low-growing hedge; good plants can be bought for six dollars a hundred.
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