rhodora

American  

[roh-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh, ruh-] / roʊˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə, rə- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rhodora

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

Example Sentences

June blossomed in the yellow barberry by the road-side, and in the bright rhodora and the pale orchis in the dark woods.

From Trumps by Curtis, George William

The self-same Power that brings the fresh rhodora to the woods brings the poet there also.

From A Study of Poetry by Perry, Bliss

They stray where the mangrove and clematis twine, Where azalia and laurel in rivalry shine; Where, tall as the oak, the passion-tree glows, And jasmine is blent with rhodora and rose.

From Poems by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

It is like the rhodora at home, in respect to coming very early,—the flowers before the leaves.

From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Leighton, Caroline C.

Already we have the rhodora and the columbine, which you have probably found.

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by Cooke, George Willis