hydrangean.

/hʌɪˈdreɪndʒ(ɪ)ə/

/hʌɪˈdrandʒiːə/

Etymology: < modern Latin Hydrangēa (Linnæus), < Greek ὕδωρ, ὑδρ- water + ἄγγος vessel (in allusion to the cup-like form of the seed-capsule). Compare French hydrangée.

A genus of shrubs (N.O. Saxifragaceæ), natives of the temperate regions of Asia and America, with white, blue, or pink flowers in large globular clusters; esp. the Chinese species H. hortensis, commonly cultivated in Britain.

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hydrangea1753

hortensia1799

orange blossom1882

lacecap1950

mophead1963

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl.

1797 Mrs. Burton Laura I. 198 I should like to make..a sonnet upon the lasting bloom of a hydrainger.

1803 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 17) 197 Pots of..flowering plants..such as pinks, hydrangea, roses.

1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 121 In the Channel Islands, and in Normandy, there are Hydrangeas eight feet high, or more, with balls of flowers bigger than a man's head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	hydrangea
释义	hydrangean. /hʌɪˈdreɪndʒ(ɪ)ə//hʌɪˈdrandʒiːə/ Etymology: < modern Latin Hydrangēa (Linnæus), < Greek ὕδωρ, ὑδρ- water + ἄγγος vessel (in allusion to the cup-like form of the seed-capsule). Compare French hydrangée. A genus of shrubs (N.O. Saxifragaceæ), natives of the temperate regions of Asia and America, with white, blue, or pink flowers in large globular clusters; esp. the Chinese species H. hortensis, commonly cultivated in Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > hydrangeas hydrangea1753 hortensia1799 orange blossom1882 lacecap1950 mophead1963 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. 1797 Mrs. Burton Laura I. 198 I should like to make..a sonnet upon the lasting bloom of a hydrainger. 1803 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 17) 197 Pots of..flowering plants..such as pinks, hydrangea, roses. 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 121 In the Channel Islands, and in Normandy, there are Hydrangeas eight feet high, or more, with balls of flowers bigger than a man's head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1753
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