rhododendronn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊdəˈdɛndr(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌroʊdəˈdɛndrən/

Inflections: Plural rhododendra, rhododendrons.

Forms: 1600s– rhododendron, 1800s– rosadandy (English regional (Cheshire)), 1800s– rosidandum (English regional (Cheshire)), 1800s– rosydendrum (English regional (Cheshire)), 1900s– roddydendrum (Scottish), 1900s– rorydandrum (Scottish), 1900s– rosidandrum (Scottish), 1900s– rosiedandrum (Irish English (northern)), 1900s– rosy-dandheraun (Irish English (northern)), 1900s– rosy-dandhrum (Irish English (northern)).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhododendron.

Etymology: < classical Latin rhododendron oleander (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ῥοδόδενδρον < ancient Greek ῥόδο- rhodo- comb. form + δένδρον tree (see dendro- comb. form). In sense 2 chiefly after scientific Latin Rhododendron, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 392), transferred use of classical Latin rhododendron . Compare Middle French, French rhododendron (c1500 in sense 1, 1796 in sense 2).

†1. The oleander, Nerium oleander. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > of the Mediterranean or Southern Europe > oleander

oleander1526

rosagine1542

nerium1545

nerion1548

rosebay1548

rose laurel1548

rose tree1578

rhododaphne1581

rhododendron1601

Ceylon rose1842

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vj ^v Nerion otherwyse called Rhododendron, and Rhododaphne... It maye be called in englishe Rose bay tree or rose Laurel. This tree is named of some oleander.]

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 469 As for the Oleander, although it be called the Sabine herb, yet it commeth from the Greeks, as may appeare by the name Rhododendron. Some haue called it Nerion; others Rhododaphne.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 611 Sauine,..Rhododendron, or Rose-tree.

1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick xv. ix. 337 Cattel and Goats, if they drink the water where Rhododendron is steeped, will die.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 75 in Sylva September..Flowers in Prime... Rhododendron white and red.

1716 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 4) II. 385 Flowers in prime, or yet lasting [in September].... Portugal Ranunculus, Rhododendron.

2. Any of numerous shrubs and small trees constituting the genus Rhododendron (family Ericaceae), which have leathery leaves and showy campanulate or funnel-shaped flowers of various colours, are native to Eurasia (esp. eastern and south-eastern Asia) and North America, and include many kinds grown for ornament. Also in restricted use, esp. in Horticulture: any of the evergreen plants of this genus (contrasted with azalea); esp. Rhododendron ponticum, a large purple-flowered bush, which is widely cultivated, and naturalized (cf. ponticum n.). Also (in form Rhododendron): the genus itself. The evergreen species mostly have campanulate flowers. The deciduous species mostly have funnel-shaped flowers, and were formerly placed in a distinct genus, Azalea; they are often still called azaleas by gardeners.There is some uncertainty as to the identity of the plant referred to in the first quotation.

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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

1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects 141 Likewise in Pontus among the Sanni, there is a hony which causeth madness, which is supposed to bee gathered from the Rhododendron, whereof the Woods are full.

1757 J. Hill Eden 549 Ciliate leav'd Rhododendron. Curiosity and Beauty both plead for the Place this Shrub has for some Time held in the Italian Gardens.

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 93 Evergreens—both shrub and tree kinds may now be planted, of all the different hardy species..as bay,..magnolia, rhododendrons, kalmias [etc.].

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 226/2 Rhododendron, dwarf rose-bay, in botany: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the decandria class of plants... The calyx is quinquepartite; the corolla funnel-shaped [etc.].

1814 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis 103 We have no shrub that surpasses the Rhododendron in elegance.

1843 W. M. Thackeray Bluebeard's Ghost in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 415/1 Polyanthuses, rhododendra, ranunculuses, and other flowers..with the largest names and of the most delightful odours.

1880 C. E. Bessey Bot. 510 Rhododendron. This genus is now made to include the azaleas as well as the true Rhododendrons... R. Indica is the Azalea of the florists; it has many varieties.

1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 441/1 Azalea (Swamp Honeysuckle).—These are beautiful..shrubs from North America, and if only as a relief from the heaviness of Rhododendrons, their graceful growth is precious.

1937 A. H. Wolley-Dod Flora of Sussex 282 Though not usually recorded in county Floras the Rhododendron is as completely naturalized [sc. in Sussex] as Pinus sylvestris, Acer pseudo-planatus, Castanea sativa, and other planted trees.

1950 E. J. Howard Beautiful Visit v. 41 The path was edged with ragged rhododendra.

1978 A. Huxley Plant & Planet (rev. ed.) viii. 92 There are species of rhododendron with ‘felt’ so thick that the Tibetans used to employ it for lamp-wicks.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Property Suppl.) 3/4 They would like to see more of these woodland flowers and fewer rhododendrons, which kill off ground flora and prevent the regeneration of trees.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as rhododendron bush, rhododendron thicket, rhododendron tree, etc.

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1812 W. Moorcroft Jrnl. 17 Sept. in Asiatick Researches (London ed.) (1818) 12 507 Rain increases to such a degree as to prevent us enjoying the pleasure of the shade of the horse-chesnut and rhododendron trees under which we pass.

1846 Spirit of Times (N.Y.) 9 May 131/3 [He] has now for sale fine large plants of his new Hardy Azaleas, and Rhododendron Hybrids.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xix Through woods of wild plantain, and rhododendron thickets.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xiii. 242 Lightly whipping the rhododendron bush in front of her.

1903 W. Fox Little Shepherd ii The laurel blooms and rhododendron bells hung in thicker clusters and of a deeper pink.

1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Pandas viii. 150 The bamboo belt gives way, higher up, to the rhododendron forest.

1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear xi. 175 It was raining buckets, and..we had a miserable ride among what were now the funereal rhododendron thickets in the demesne of Dereen House.

2008 Independent 21 Mar. (Arts & Bks. Review section) 30/2 Rhododendron bushes burgeon, while the verticals of the red iron gates, and the shadows they cast, thicken the texture.

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

单词	rhododendron
释义	rhododendronn. Brit. /ˌrəʊdəˈdɛndr(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌroʊdəˈdɛndrən/ Inflections: Plural rhododendra, rhododendrons. Forms: 1600s– rhododendron, 1800s– rosadandy (English regional (Cheshire)), 1800s– rosidandum (English regional (Cheshire)), 1800s– rosydendrum (English regional (Cheshire)), 1900s– roddydendrum (Scottish), 1900s– rorydandrum (Scottish), 1900s– rosidandrum (Scottish), 1900s– rosiedandrum (Irish English (northern)), 1900s– rosy-dandheraun (Irish English (northern)), 1900s– rosy-dandhrum (Irish English (northern)). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhododendron. Etymology: < classical Latin rhododendron oleander (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ῥοδόδενδρον < ancient Greek ῥόδο- rhodo- comb. form + δένδρον tree (see dendro- comb. form). In sense 2 chiefly after scientific Latin Rhododendron, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 392), transferred use of classical Latin rhododendron . Compare Middle French, French rhododendron (c1500 in sense 1, 1796 in sense 2). †1. The oleander, Nerium oleander. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > of the Mediterranean or Southern Europe > oleander oleander1526 rosagine1542 nerium1545 nerion1548 rosebay1548 rose laurel1548 rose tree1578 rhododaphne1581 rhododendron1601 Ceylon rose1842 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vj ^v Nerion otherwyse called Rhododendron, and Rhododaphne... It maye be called in englishe Rose bay tree or rose Laurel. This tree is named of some oleander.] 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 469 As for the Oleander, although it be called the Sabine herb, yet it commeth from the Greeks, as may appeare by the name Rhododendron. Some haue called it Nerion; others Rhododaphne. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 611 Sauine,..Rhododendron, or Rose-tree. 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick xv. ix. 337 Cattel and Goats, if they drink the water where Rhododendron is steeped, will die. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 75 in Sylva September..Flowers in Prime... Rhododendron white and red. 1716 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 4) II. 385 Flowers in prime, or yet lasting [in September].... Portugal Ranunculus, Rhododendron. 2. Any of numerous shrubs and small trees constituting the genus Rhododendron (family Ericaceae), which have leathery leaves and showy campanulate or funnel-shaped flowers of various colours, are native to Eurasia (esp. eastern and south-eastern Asia) and North America, and include many kinds grown for ornament. Also in restricted use, esp. in Horticulture: any of the evergreen plants of this genus (contrasted with azalea); esp. Rhododendron ponticum, a large purple-flowered bush, which is widely cultivated, and naturalized (cf. ponticum n.). Also (in form Rhododendron): the genus itself. The evergreen species mostly have campanulate flowers. The deciduous species mostly have funnel-shaped flowers, and were formerly placed in a distinct genus, Azalea; they are often still called azaleas by gardeners.There is some uncertainty as to the identity of the plant referred to in the first quotation. 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 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects 141 Likewise in Pontus among the Sanni, there is a hony which causeth madness, which is supposed to bee gathered from the Rhododendron, whereof the Woods are full. 1757 J. Hill Eden 549 Ciliate leav'd Rhododendron. Curiosity and Beauty both plead for the Place this Shrub has for some Time held in the Italian Gardens. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 93 Evergreens—both shrub and tree kinds may now be planted, of all the different hardy species..as bay,..magnolia, rhododendrons, kalmias [etc.]. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 226/2 Rhododendron, dwarf rose-bay, in botany: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the decandria class of plants... The calyx is quinquepartite; the corolla funnel-shaped [etc.]. 1814 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis 103 We have no shrub that surpasses the Rhododendron in elegance. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Bluebeard's Ghost in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 415/1 Polyanthuses, rhododendra, ranunculuses, and other flowers..with the largest names and of the most delightful odours. 1880 C. E. Bessey Bot. 510 Rhododendron. This genus is now made to include the azaleas as well as the true Rhododendrons... R. Indica is the Azalea of the florists; it has many varieties. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 441/1 Azalea (Swamp Honeysuckle).—These are beautiful..shrubs from North America, and if only as a relief from the heaviness of Rhododendrons, their graceful growth is precious. 1937 A. H. Wolley-Dod Flora of Sussex 282 Though not usually recorded in county Floras the Rhododendron is as completely naturalized [sc. in Sussex] as Pinus sylvestris, Acer pseudo-planatus, Castanea sativa, and other planted trees. 1950 E. J. Howard Beautiful Visit v. 41 The path was edged with ragged rhododendra. 1978 A. Huxley Plant & Planet (rev. ed.) viii. 92 There are species of rhododendron with ‘felt’ so thick that the Tibetans used to employ it for lamp-wicks. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Property Suppl.) 3/4 They would like to see more of these woodland flowers and fewer rhododendrons, which kill off ground flora and prevent the regeneration of trees. Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as rhododendron bush, rhododendron thicket, rhododendron tree, etc. ΚΠ 1812 W. Moorcroft Jrnl. 17 Sept. in Asiatick Researches (London ed.) (1818) 12 507 Rain increases to such a degree as to prevent us enjoying the pleasure of the shade of the horse-chesnut and rhododendron trees under which we pass. 1846 Spirit of Times (N.Y.) 9 May 131/3 [He] has now for sale fine large plants of his new Hardy Azaleas, and Rhododendron Hybrids. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xix Through woods of wild plantain, and rhododendron thickets. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xiii. 242 Lightly whipping the rhododendron bush in front of her. 1903 W. Fox Little Shepherd ii The laurel blooms and rhododendron bells hung in thicker clusters and of a deeper pink. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Pandas viii. 150 The bamboo belt gives way, higher up, to the rhododendron forest. 1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear xi. 175 It was raining buckets, and..we had a miserable ride among what were now the funereal rhododendron thickets in the demesne of Dereen House. 2008 Independent 21 Mar. (Arts & Bks. Review section) 30/2 Rhododendron bushes burgeon, while the verticals of the red iron gates, and the shadows they cast, thicken the texture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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