/huy drayn"jeuh, -jee euh, -dran"-/ , n.
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.
[ hydr- HYDR- 1 + NL angea, fem. n. based on Gk angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule ]