hydrangea

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

buttercup aster columbine dogwood foxglove amaryllis carnation begonia camellia clematis cuban crocus chrysanthemum dandelion protea

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Antonyms

neutral achromatic

Hypernyms

bush plant shrub

Hyponyms

hortensia deutzia wild hydrangea climbing hydrangea Decumaria barbara Decumaria barbata

Phrases with the word

wild hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea macrophylla Chinese hydrangea vine pannicled hydrangea silverleaf hydrangea

Examples

Above: A hedge of ferns and hydrangea in the couple’s all-white color scheme. Source: Internet

Bonnie Blodgett: The convergence, harmonic, as it happens, of corona, hydrangea and Gallus domesticus. Source: Internet

Mussaenda cultivars with enlarged, colored calyx lobes are shrubs with the aspect of Hydrangea ; they are mainly cultivated in tropical Asia. Source: Internet

For a smaller shrub, there is the interesting Hydrangea quercifolia or Oak Leaf Hydrangea with its magnificent autumnal oak-leaf shaped leaves. Source: Internet

Bokeh of the background is blue hydrangea. Source: Internet

I can't get over bringing the hydrangea on board a plane!love it! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hydramniotic hydranencephalic hydranencephaly Hydrangea anomala Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea bretschneideri