hydrangea

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

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of hydrangea

1
<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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How to use hydrangea in a sentence

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

    A Bookful of Girls | Anna Fuller
  • hydrangea paniculata grandiflora makes a beautiful low-growing hedge; good plants can be bought for six dollars a hundred.

    A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd Ely

British Dictionary definitions for hydrangea

hydrangea

/ (haɪˈdreɪndʒə) /


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

Origin of hydrangea

1
C18: from New Latin, from Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel: probably from the cup-shaped fruit

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