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单词 azalea
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•zal•ea /əˈzeɪlyə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -eas. 
  1. Plant Biologya shrub of the heath family, with funnel-shaped flower clusters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•zal•ea  (ə zālyə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group (Azalea) of the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors, some of which are familiar in cultivation: the group was formerly the botanical genus Azalea but is now a horticultural classification.
  • Greek azaléa, noun, nominal use of feminine of azaléos dry; so named because it grows in dry soil
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
azalea /əˈzeɪljə/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Greek, from azaleos dry; from its supposed preference for a dry situation
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