hydrangea

American  

[hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran-] / haɪˈdreɪn dʒə, -dʒi ə, -ˈdræn- /

noun

1. 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.

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hydrangea British  

/ haɪˈdreɪndʒə /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of hydrangea

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek hydr- hydr- ¹ + New Latin angea, feminine noun based on Greek angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule

Example Sentences

Or pick flowers that will dry beautifully, like hydrangea and strawflowers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

“The best way to make hydrangea last the longest is when you cut the stems, you want to put the stems — only stems — in hot water,” Sandonato said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

The authors cooked up a broth of bacteria that produce keanumycin and applied it to a hydrangea plant covered with the fungus Botrytis cinerea, a common blight among greenhouse crops like tomatoes and strawberries.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

She said they’ve eaten many of her hydrangea plants and she recently purchased a $50 tarp to cover her gazebo, which was “covered in poop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Then she opened the window and jumped out, falling onto the hydrangea bushes that her Aunt Ferula had planted long ago.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende