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hydrangea

/hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran-/US // haɪˈdreɪn dʒə, -dʒi ə, -ˈdræn- //UK // (haɪˈdreɪndʒə) //

绣球花,绣球,绣花,绣线菊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.

Examples

  • It’s now draped in roses, lilies and hydrangeas, with photos, signs and prayers in English, Spanish and Hebrew, and flags from victims’ home countries.

  • If you want to get me flowers for Valentine’s Day, I like irises and hydrangeas.

  • In the gardens we found a large blue hydrangea very common: the fuschia is the usual hedge.

  • A hydrangea has no scent; that is why we get tired of it, for all its loveliness.

  • The rose of the hydrangea inclines to blue, while that of the rose tends rather toward yellow.

  • A great healthy hydrangea dying just for lack of the right kind of soil!

  • Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora makes a beautiful low-growing hedge; good plants can be bought for six dollars a hundred.