rhododendron
See also: Rhododendron
English
editEtymology
editThe 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
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editrhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)
- (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
- Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
Synonyms
edit- rhodie (informal)
Derived terms
edit- American rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
- bell-flowered rhododendron, bell rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)
- big leaf rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
- big rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
- California rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
- Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
- coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
- common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
- dwarf rhododendron Rhododendron anthopogon)
- great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
- great white rhododendron (Rhododendron decorum
- Indian rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
- Korean rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum)
- Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
- planter's rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
- Pontic rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
- purple rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
- rhododendron cone (Conus adamsonii)
- rhododendron lace bug (Stephanitis rhododendri)
- rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
- rhododendron psilocybe (Psilocybe cyanofibrillosa)
- rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
- Singapore rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
- Straits rhododendron (Melastoma affine)
- tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)
- woolly rhododendron (Rhododendron lanatum)
Related terms
editTranslations
editoleander — see oleander
flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron
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References
edit- “rhododendron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ “rhododendron”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editrhododendron
- rhododendron
- Synonym: alppiruusu
Declension
editInflection of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “rhododendron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ro.doˈden.dron/, [rɔd̪ɔˈd̪ɛn̪d̪rɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ro.doˈden.dron/, [rod̪oˈd̪ɛn̪d̪ron]
Noun
editrhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | rhododendron | rhododendra |
genitive | rhododendrī | rhododendrōrum |
dative | rhododendrō | rhododendrīs |
accusative | rhododendron | rhododendra |
ablative | rhododendrō | rhododendrīs |
vocative | rhododendron | rhododendra |
Descendants
edit- Galician: loendro
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