hydrangea

See also: Hydrangea

English

Hydrangea macrophylla

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/, /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: hy‧dran‧gea

Noun

hydrangea (plural hydrangeas)

  1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
    Synonym: hortensia
    • 2022 August 16, Jenni Avins, “Boomers Are All the Rage”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      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.

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References

  • “hydrangea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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