Azalea Definition

ə-zālyə
azaleas
noun
Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron in the heath family, having showy, variously colored flowers.
American Heritage
Any of various flowering shrubs (genus Rhododendron) of the heath family: the flowers are of various colors, and the leaves are usually shed each season.
Webster's New World
The flower of any of these shrubs.
Webster's New World

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

Wiktionary
pronoun

(archaic) Formerly considered a genus, within the tribe Rhodoreae and the family Ericaceae; the azaleas, numerous varieties of flowering shrubs of temperate climates; now a subgenus of Rhododendron.

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Other Word Forms of Azalea

Noun

Singular:
azalea
Plural:
azaleas

Origin of Azalea

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from αζειν (azein, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHōs.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek azaleā from feminine of azaleos dry (so called because it grows in dry soil or from the texture of its wood) as- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil.

    From Wiktionary

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