rhododendron
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rhododendron
1595–1605; < Latin < Greek rhodódendron ( rhódo- rhodo- + déndron tree)
Vocabulary lists containing rhododendron
National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 3
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Example Sentences
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Here’s that bird again, launching from the rhododendron, banging his forehead on my living room window.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025
Just outside her window, she could see hot-pink rhododendron flowers and the stately redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025
It's next to a type of rhododendron seedling that is the only known one in the world.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
So he started planting — holly and rhododendron, native evergreens — in the ground that surrounds his home in Northern Dutchess County.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023
He walked down the mountainside to the road and sat under a large rhododendron bush.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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