azalia
azalia is the archaic form of azalea.
Meaning of azalea
Noun
azalea (plural azaleas)
- A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
- Rhododendrons and azaleas are plants of temperate regions, the grandest lilies are from temperate Japan, and a large proportion of our most showy flowering plants are natives of the Himalayas, of the Cape, of the United States, of Chili, or of China and Japan, all temperate regions.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 298
Proper noun capitalized: Azalia
Azalia
- A female given name.
- An unincorporated community in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan.
Forms of azalia
| plural | azalias |
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Origin of azalia
From azalia, an archaic form of azalea.
Questions about azalia
- What does azalia mean?
- Azalia means a female given name.
- What is azalia the archaic form of?
- Azalia is the archaic form of azalea.
- What part of speech is azalia?
- Azalia is a proper noun.
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