n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' z ā l-y ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek, feminine of azaleos dry, from azein to parch, dry; akin to Hittite ḫ at- to dry up and probably to Latin ador emmer
Date: 1760
: any of a subgenus ( Azalea ) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usually deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals