Meaning

1 senses

  1. A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

    Azalee

    аза́лияazálija

    аза́ліяazálija

More definitions
  • any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Azaleas are blooming.

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  2. Hundreds of azalea bushes have blossomed.

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  3. Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.

    ruНесколько садовников заботится об азалиях в парке.

    deMehrere Gärtner kümmern sich um die Azaleen im Park.

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  4. Hundreds of azalea bushes have blossomed, and a sea of colors has swelled up overnight in my neighborhood.

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  5. Azaleas are beautiful.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
plant — see also rhododendron:
Русский
By meaning 1
plant — see also rhododendron:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant — see also rhododendron:

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it

Borrowed from translingual Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

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Forms

plural: azaleas
Singularazalea
Pluralazaleas

regular

Word family

8 related words
Derivedazaleamumfiery azaleaflame azaleafragrant azaleapinxterbloom azaleasmooth azaleaswamp azaleasweet azalea

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ayeayuazimuthazure
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