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rhododendron

DEFINITIONS OF: rhododendron

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n any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

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Rhododendron californicum, coast rhododendron
medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
Rhododendron maxima, rosebay
late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, swamp honeysuckle, white honeysuckle
shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle
azalea
any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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