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Webster 1913 Edition

Hydrangea

Hy-dran′ge-a

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὕδωρ
water + [GREEK] vessel, capsule: cf. F.
hydrangée
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors.
Hydrangea hortensis
, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hydrangea

HYDRAN'GEA

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Noun.
[Gr. water, and a vessel.] A plant which grows in the water, and bears a beautiful flower. Its capsule has been compared to a cup.

Definition 2024

Hydrangea

Hydrangea

See also: hydrangea

Translingual

Hydrangea serrata

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Hydrangea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the hydrangeas.

References

  1. ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

hydrangea

hydrangea

See also: Hydrangea

English

Hydrangea Macrophylla

Noun

hydrangea ‎(plural hydrangeas)

  1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers

Translations

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‎(húdōr, “water”) and ἄγγος ‎(ángos, “jar”) after the shape of its fruits. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

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