Rhododendron
See also: rhododendron
Translingual
Etymology
rhodo- + -dendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”)
Proper noun
Rhododendron n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – rhododendrons and azaleas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Rhodoreae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Azaleastrum, Candidastrum, Hymenanthes, Mumeazalea, Pentanthera, Therorhodion, Tsutsusi - subgenera
- Rhodoendron ferrugineum (alpine rose) - type species; Rhododendron adenanthum, Rhododendron arboreum (tree rhododendron), Rhododendron aureum subsp. aureum (syn. Rhododendron chrysanthum), Rhododendron canadense (rhodora), Rhododendron canescens (mountain azalea), Rhododendron catawbiense (catawba rhododendron), Rhododendron columbianum (syn. Rhododendron neoglandulosum), Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron guizhouense, Rhododendron groenlandicum (Hudson Bay tea, bog Labrador tea), Rhododendron indicum (Satsuki azalea), Rhododendron japonicum (Japanese azalea), Rhododendron lapponicum (syn. Rhododendron palustre, Lapland rosebay), Rhododendron lochiae, Rhododendron macrophyllum (Pacific rhododendron), Rhododendron maximum (great laurel, great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron, big rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron ponticum (common rhododendron, pontic rhododendron), Rhododendron rhodanthum, Rhododendron simsii (Formosa azalea), Rhododendron tomentosum (northern Labrador tea), Rhododendron viscosum (swamp azalea), Rhododendron wumingense - selected other species
References
Rhododendron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhododendron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhododendron on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
German
Rhododendron
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ro.doˈdɛn.drɔn/, [ʁo.doˈdɛn.dʁɔn], [ˌʁɔ.do-], [ˌʁoː.do-]
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Noun
Rhododendron m (strong, genitive Rhododendrons, plural Rhododendren)
- rhododendron (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron)
Further reading
- “Rhododendron” in Duden online
- “Rhododendron” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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