Azalea
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7.1
- noun
- /əˈzeɪliə/
- Specialized
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azalea
- I could teach you the secret of how to treat azaleas.
- azalea bush
- azaleas bloom
- azaleas and rhododendrons
It's kind of a sign that the masters are coming because when the pollen coats the Azalea flowers, you know that the Masters are like a week away.
- It's kind of a sign that the masters are coming because when the pollen coats the Azalea flowers, you know that the Masters are like a week away.
Examples
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Among the most well-known were the azaleas, camellias, and roses he imported from Belgium, Germany, France, and Japan.
Academic text (2015) -
There are red flowers, ranging from salmon to deep scarlet, on all sides, and you remember the naturalist in the visitor center telling you to keep your eyes peeled for the rare plumleaf azalea, which grows along the streams after rainstorms.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ask me about the azalea.
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The blind willow turned out to be a tree the size of an azalea.
Fiction book (2002) -
What would happen if you treated an azalea like a nasturtium?
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Maybe it's because my mother had azalea bushes in the front yard when we were growing up in Philadelphia.
Blog text (19) -
I liked the sound of our shoes on the gravel and the crickets in the azalea bushes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The patio was large and hidden globes backlit masses of white azaleas.
Fiction book (2002) -
Geraniums in green wooden planters are on the porch, and azaleas are in mulched beds in the lawn.
Fiction book (2002) -
In spring, the garden bursts into color with blooming azaleas along the pathway.
Synonyms
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7.4
A small bush with bright flowers often grown in gardens
A group of shrubs that belong to Rhododendron plants, with some keeping leaves all year and some losing them
A group name for shrubs once considered types of rhododendron
Compounds
- US
A bush that loses its leaves and grows in eastern United States swamps with small pink or white flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Azalea comes from the Greek word azaleos, which means 'dry', because early plant scientists noticed these shrubs often grew on dry, rocky hills. That's why the name now refers to the bright, bushy flowering plants we see in gardens.