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Webster 1913 Edition

Rhododendron

Rhoˊdo-den′dron

,

Noun.

[L., fr. Gr.

ῥοδόδενδρον

, literally, rose tree;

ῥόδον

rose +

δένδρον

tree. See

.]

(Bot.)

A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rhododendron

RHODODEN'DRON

,

Noun.

[Gr. a rose and a tree.]

The dwarf rosebay.