hydrangea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hydrangea
    n 1: any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus
         Hydrangea

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hydrangea \Hy*dran"ge*a\, peop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water +
   ? vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang['e]e.] (Bot.)
   A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large
   heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors.
   {Hydrangea hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native
   of China or Japan.
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