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Rhododendron definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RHODODEN'DRON, n. [Gr. a rose and a tree.]
The dwarf rosebay.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any evergreen shrub of the genus Rhododendron, with large clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers. Etymology: L, = oleander, f. Gk (as RHODO-, dendron tree)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rhododendron Rho`do*den"dron, n. [L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron, literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See Rose.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rhododendrons) A rhododendron is a large bush with large flowers which are usually pink, red, or purple. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Bot.) Rose-bay (Ericacea).