hydrangea
Syllables: hy·dran·gea/haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/
hydrangea noun: any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
Noun
hydrangea (plural hydrangeas)
- Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
- 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.2022 August 16, Jenni Avins, “Boomers Are All the Rage”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- hortensia
hydrangea meaning in Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar
hydrangea in Indonesian
- shrub
- kembang bokor
hydrangea in Thai
- shrub
- ไฮเดรนเยีย hai-dreen-yiia
hydrangea in Vietnamese
- shrub
- tú cầu
hydrangea in Myanmar
- shrub
- ခြောက်လပန်း hkraukla.pan:
Synonyms of hydrangea
Forms of hydrangea
| plural | hydrangeas |
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Origin of hydrangea
Borrowed from taxonomic name Hydrangea, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”). Named by Carl Linnaeus after the shape of its fruits.
Words formed from hydrangea
- ashy hydrangea
- bigleaf hydrangea
- Chinese hydrangea vine
- climbing hydrangea
- fall-blooming hydrangea
- gray hydrangea
- Japanese climbing hydrangea
- lacecap hydrangea
- Mongolian hydrangea
- mophead hydrangea
- mountain hydrangea
- nettle-leaved hydrangea
- oakleaf hydrangea
- pannicled hydrangea
- silverleaf hydrangea
- smooth hydrangea
- snowy hydrangea
- wild hydrangea
- woolly hydrangea
Questions about hydrangea
- What does hydrangea mean?
- Hydrangea means any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
- What is hydrangea in Indonesian?
- Hydrangea in Indonesian is kembang bokor. See Hydrangea meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is hydrangea?
- Hydrangea is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrangea?
- Hydrangea is pronounced /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/.
- What is the plural of hydrangea?
- The plural of hydrangea is hydrangeas.
Words near hydrangea in the dictionary
Source and license
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