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hydrangea

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hy=dran=gea

CIDE DICTIONARY

hydrangeapeop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrangée.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hydrangea, n. any shrub of the genus Hydrangea with large white, pink, or blue flowers.

Etymology
mod.L f. Gk hudor water + aggos vessel (from the cup-shape of its seed-capsule)

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