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hydrangea
CIDE DICTIONARY
hydrangea, peop. 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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