See also: Rhododendron

English

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Rhododendron flowers
 
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Etymology

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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]

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Noun

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rhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)

  1. (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
  2. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
    1. (UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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

Finnish

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Etymology

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< Latin rhododendron

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrododendron/, [ˈro̞do̞ˌde̞ndro̞n]

Noun

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rhododendron

  1. rhododendron
    Synonym: alppiruusu

Declension

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Inflection of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rhododendron rhododendronit
genitive rhododendronin rhododendronien
partitive rhododendronia rhododendroneja
illative rhododendroniin rhododendroneihin
singular plural
nominative rhododendron rhododendronit
accusative nom. rhododendron rhododendronit
gen. rhododendronin
genitive rhododendronin rhododendronien
partitive rhododendronia rhododendroneja
inessive rhododendronissa rhododendroneissa
elative rhododendronista rhododendroneista
illative rhododendroniin rhododendroneihin
adessive rhododendronilla rhododendroneilla
ablative rhododendronilta rhododendroneilta
allative rhododendronille rhododendroneille
essive rhododendronina rhododendroneina
translative rhododendroniksi rhododendroneiksi
abessive rhododendronitta rhododendroneitta
instructive rhododendronein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)

  1. rhododendron

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Further reading

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension

  1. rosebay, oleander

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Descendants

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  • Galician: loendro