rhododendron

See also: Rhododendron

English

Rhododendron flowers

Wikispecies

Etymology

The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (oleander), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, oleander), from ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rhododendron (plural rhododendrons)

  1. (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
  2. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron.

Translations

References

  1. rhododendron”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.dɔ.dɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
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Noun

rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)

  1. rhododendron

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Further reading


Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, oleander), from ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ro.doˈden.dron/, [rɔ.dɔˈdɛn.drɔn]

Noun

rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension

  1. the rosebay, oleander

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rhododendron rhododendra
Genitive rhododendrī rhododendrōrum
Dative rhododendrō rhododendrīs
Accusative rhododendron rhododendra
Ablative rhododendrō rhododendrīs
Vocative rhododendron rhododendra
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