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rhododendron

ˌrō-də-ˈden-drən 4 syllables very rare

  1. noun.any of a genus (Rhododendron) of widely cultivated shrubs and trees of the heath family with alternate leaves and showy flowers; especially: one with leathery evergreen leaves as distinguished from a deciduous azalea

Origin

borrowed from New Latin (), going back to Latin, "oleander, a plant of the Black Sea region described by Pliny whose honey is toxic (probably Rhododendron ponticum)," borrowed from Greek rhodódendron, from rhodo- + déndron "tree".

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