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azalea

[uh-zeyl-yuh]

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any of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group (Azalea) of the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors, some of which are familiar in cultivation: the group was formerly the botanical genus Azalea but is now a horticultural classification.

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Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek azaléa, noun use of feminine of azaléos dry; so named because it grows in dry soil

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azalea (əˈzeɪljə)

—n
	any ericaceous plant of the group Azalea, formerly a separate genus but now included in the genus Rhododendron: cultivated for their showy pink or purple flowers

[C18: via New Latin from Greek, from azaleos dry; from its supposed preference for a dry situation]

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Azalea

1753, coined by Linnaeus from the fem. of Gk. azaleos "dry," related to azein "to dry up" (see ash (1)). The plant thrives in sandy soil.