Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hydrangea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hydrangea \Hy*dran"ge*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + ?
vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang['e]e.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large
heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. {H.
hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native of China
or Japan.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hydrangea
n : any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus
Hydrangea
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