rhodon.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌdoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: rhododendron n.

Etymology: Shortened < rhododendron n. Compare earlier rhodie n.

colloquial.

= rhododendron n. 2. Cf. rhodie n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons

mountain rose1640

rhododendron1657

Alpine rose1728

winterbloom1752

azalea1753

mountain rosebay1759

rosebay1760

rhodora1770

mountain laurel1785

swamp azalea1796

big laurel1810

rose tree1818

white honeysuckle1818

meadow pink1827

Pinkster1833

mayflower1838

alpenrose1839

swamp pink1840

rhodie1851

swamp honeysuckle1856

ponticum1875

tree azalea1884

rhodo1886

Kurume azalea1920

1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 401 Rhodo, a common Scotch contraction for Rhododendron. Ayrsh.

1920 Punch 19 May 399/2 Jack's passion for abbreviation (‘rhodos’ for rhododendrons) being the only ground of quarrel.

1939 Notes & Queries 176 412/1 Narciss... This is a common abbreviation among gardeners, florists, and others, like ‘Chrysanths’, ‘Rhodos’, and other curtailments of long botanical names.

1976 Country Life 5 Feb. 305/2 Budding rhodos and camellias could still be nipped.

1995 L. Gough Heartbreaker vii. 59 She loved the shiny green leaves of the rhodos, the quarter-century-old wisteria.

2007 Canad. Gardening Summer 65/1 To soften the pond's structure, dozens of heathers and more rhodos and azaleas have been teamed with..junipers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhodo
释义	rhodon. Brit. /ˈrəʊdəʊ/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌdoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: rhododendron n. Etymology: Shortened < rhododendron n. Compare earlier rhodie n. colloquial. = rhododendron n. 2. Cf. rhodie n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons mountain rose1640 rhododendron1657 Alpine rose1728 winterbloom1752 azalea1753 mountain rosebay1759 rosebay1760 rhodora1770 mountain laurel1785 swamp azalea1796 big laurel1810 rose tree1818 white honeysuckle1818 meadow pink1827 Pinkster1833 mayflower1838 alpenrose1839 swamp pink1840 rhodie1851 swamp honeysuckle1856 ponticum1875 tree azalea1884 rhodo1886 Kurume azalea1920 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 401 Rhodo, a common Scotch contraction for Rhododendron. Ayrsh. 1920 Punch 19 May 399/2 Jack's passion for abbreviation (‘rhodos’ for rhododendrons) being the only ground of quarrel. 1939 Notes & Queries 176 412/1 Narciss... This is a common abbreviation among gardeners, florists, and others, like ‘Chrysanths’, ‘Rhodos’, and other curtailments of long botanical names. 1976 Country Life 5 Feb. 305/2 Budding rhodos and camellias could still be nipped. 1995 L. Gough Heartbreaker vii. 59 She loved the shiny green leaves of the rhodos, the quarter-century-old wisteria. 2007 Canad. Gardening Summer 65/1 To soften the pond's structure, dozens of heathers and more rhodos and azaleas have been teamed with..junipers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : rhodo-comb. form < n.1886 see also
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