hydrangea

[ hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran- ]

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noun

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.

hydrangea

/ haɪˈdreɪndʒə /

noun

any shrub or tree of the Asian and American genus Hydrangea, cultivated for their large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers: family Hydrangeaceae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrangea¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek hydr- hydr- ¹ + New Latin angea, feminine noun based on Greek angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrangea¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel: probably from the cup-shaped fruit

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Example Sentences

In the gardens we found a large blue hydrangea very common: the fuschia is the usual hedge.

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A hydrangea has no scent; that is why we get tired of it, for all its loveliness.

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The rose of the hydrangea inclines to blue, while that of the rose tends rather toward yellow.

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A great healthy hydrangea dying just for lack of the right kind of soil!

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Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora makes a beautiful low-growing hedge; good plants can be bought for six dollars a hundred.

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