RHODODENDRON


Meaning of RHODODENDRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrō-də-ˈden-drən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, oleander, from Greek, from rhod- + dendron tree — more at dendr-

Date: 1664

: any of a genus ( Rhododendron ) of widely cultivated shrubs and trees of the heath family with alternate leaves and showy flowers ; especially : one with leathery evergreen leaves as distinguished from a deciduous azalea

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