oakleaf hydrangea
A type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated…A type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.
Eichenblättrige Hortensie, Eichen-Hortensie
гортензия дуболистнаяgortenzija dubolistnaja
Translations
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Origin
Partial calque of taxonomic name Hydrangea quercifolia. The specific epithet quercifolia cPartial calque of taxonomic name Hydrangea quercifolia. The specific epithet quercifolia comes from Latin quercus (“oak”) + Latin folia (“leaf”), referring to the leaves' similarity in shape to those of oak trees, which belong to the unrelated genus Quercus.
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Forms
plural: oakleaf hydrangeas| Singular | oakleaf hydrangea |
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