hydrangea

[ hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran- ]
/ haɪˈdreɪn dʒə, -dʒi ə, -ˈdræn- /

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.

Origin of hydrangea

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

Words nearby hydrangea

hydraemia, hydragogue, hydralazine, hydramine, hydranencephaly, hydrangea, hydrant, hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrangea

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

Word Origin for hydrangea

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