HYDRANGEA


Meaning of HYDRANGEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈdrān-jə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from hydr- + Greek angeion vessel — more at angi-

Date: circa 1753

: any of a genus ( Hydrangea ) of mostly shrubs having opposite leaves and showy clusters of usually sterile white, pink, or bluish flowers that is either placed in the saxifrage family or the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae)

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