Azalea definition
Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron in the heath family, having showy, variously colored flowers.
noun
(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.
pronoun
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.
noun
The flower of any of these shrubs.
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Noun
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azalea
Plural:
azaleasOrigin of azalea
- 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 αζειν (azein, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHōs.
From Wiktionary
- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil.
From Wiktionary