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rhododendron

/ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
rhodo-den-dron
IPA
/ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oleander (Nerium oleander).

Obsolete

noun

Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron.

noun

Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (“oleander”), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron, not closely related taxonomically, but with similar flowers to those of oleander.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rhododendron, ῥοδόδενδρον

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhododendrons (plural) rhododendra (plural)

Derived Forms

rhododendronlike

Phrases

American rhododendron bell-flowered rhododendron bell rhododendron big-leaf rhododendron big rhododendron California rhododendron Catawba rhododendron coast rhododendron

Frequently Paired Words

dendron rhodo- and its derivatives rhodonite rhodium

Synonyms

rhodie

Rhymes With

philodendron gendron

Questions

How do you pronounce rhododendron?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/.
What does rhododendron mean?
Oleander (Nerium oleander).
Where does rhododendron come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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