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English Dictionary: Rhododendron by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rhododendron
n
  1. any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rhododendron \Rho`do*den"dron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron,
      literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See
      {Rose}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome
      evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their
      flowers; rosebay.
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