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rhodora
[ roh-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh, ruh- ]
noun
- a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rhodora1
First recorded in 1780–90, rhodora is from the Latin word rhodōra name of a plant
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Example Sentences
Whittier himself noted that he was indebted for this line to Emerson's "Rhodora"
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The only union of the nine which came as a surprise to the community was the engagement of Rhodora to Charley Boyd.
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Rhodora moved, with her mother, bed-ridden now, into a little house in the unfashionable outskirts of Trega.
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There the agony ended for the other girls, and there it began for Rhodora Boyd.
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The attractive blossoms of the Rhodora brighten the woods with their splendor.
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