hydrangea

See also: Hydrangea

English
Hydrangea macrophylla

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/, /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/

Noun

hydrangea (plural hydrangeas)

  1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers
    Synonym: hortensia
    • 2022 August 16, Jenni Avins, “Boomers Are All the Rage”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      It also offers a portal to something deeper: a current collective wish to fill our kitchens with hydrangeas, drape ourselves in Eileen Fisher, pour some wine over ice with our closest friends and stop sweating the small stuff.

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