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hydrangea
/huy drayn"jeuh, -jee euh, -dran"-/, n.
any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.
[ < NL (Linnaeus) < Gk hydr- HYDR-1 + NL angea, fem. n. based on Gk angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule] |