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hydrangea definition

hy·dran·gea (hī drān′jə, -dran′-; -jē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Hydrangea) of shrubs or vines of the saxifrage family, with opposite leaves and large, showy clusters of white, blue, or pink flowers, often sterile

Etymology: ModL < hydr- + Gr angeion, vessel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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