hydrangea
Americannoun
noun
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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
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"When we knew it was the space theme, the most iconic image that sprung to mind was an astronaut, so we thought how wonderful to make a four-metre astronaut out of roses and hydrangea."
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
“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
Tailored looks featured blossoming hydrangea embroidery above flared 1970s-style pants, as well as brooding dark prints in ruby and flashes of dazzling citrine.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
As Will came around the corner, his cat Moxie, rose up from her favorite spot under the still-living hydrangea and stretched before greeting him with a soft meow and butting her head against his leg.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
To reach Ghorjomi mosque, one of the biggest, we drove up hairpin mountain lanes, edged with blue hydrangeas, until we spotted the minaret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
But on a dreary Sunday afternoon last fall, bouquets of white roses and blue hydrangeas enlivened the Spanish marble columbarium where Drakeo the Ruler is interred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
As the evening concludes, guests will leave through a path of hydrangeas, a selection of flowers common in both the United States and Japan.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
These include creating habitats which may make them less likely to venture into vegetable beds and choosing plants less attractive to them or are more resilient to their feeding habits, such as lavender and hydrangeas.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
I pull the ribbon, and the box unfurls into a handmade, colorful, pop-up bouquet of flowers, the same purple lilacs and pink hydrangeas and white wildflowers as in Abby’s drawing suddenly brought to life.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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