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azalea
(əzeɪliə)
Word forms: plural azaleas
countable noun
An azalea is a woody plant with shiny, dark-green leaves which produces many brightly-coloured flowers in the spring.
azalea in British English
(əˈzeɪljə)
noun
any ericaceous plant of the group Azalea, formerly a separate genus but now included in the genus Rhododendron: cultivated for their showy pink or purple flowers
Word origin
C18: via New Latin from Greek, from azaleos dry; from its supposed preference for a dry situationazalea in American English
(əˈzeɪljə)
noun
1.
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
2.
the flower of any of these shrubs
Word origin
ModL < Gr, fem. of azaleos, dry: so called because it thrives in dry soilImage ofazalea
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Examples of 'azalea' in a sentenceazalea
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flowerChinese translation of 'azalea'
azalea
(əˈzeɪlɪə)
n (c)
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杜鹃(鵑)花
(dùjuānhuā) (朵, duǒ)
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