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Meaning of AZALEA

Pronunciation:  u'zeylyu

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 Definition: [n]  any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
 
 See Also: Azaleastrum, rhododendron, subgenus Azalea, subgenus Azaleastrum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*za"le*a\ (?; 97), n.; pl. {Azaleas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry
ground.] (Bot.)
A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or
of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely
distinct from Rhododendron.
 

 

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