rhodora

[ roh-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh, ruh- ]

/ roʊˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə, rə- /

a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.

Origin of rhodora

First recorded in 1780–90, rhodora is from the Latin word rhodōra name of a plant

Rhodora probably sang a hymn at one of his meetings and finished him.

A Court of Inquiry |Grace S. Richmond
What has Rhodora become that she has blinded the eyes of a preacher?

A Court of Inquiry |Grace S. Richmond
Rhodora presently turned and beckoned to the Preacher, and putting down his teacups he came to her side.

A Court of Inquiry |Grace S. Richmond
There the agony ended for the other girls, and there it began for Rhodora Boyd.

Short Sixes |H. C. Bunner

Whittier himself noted that he was indebted for this line to Emerson's "Rhodora"

Selections From American Poetry |Various