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hydrangea

/haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dran-gea
IPA
/haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Hydrangea, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”). Named by Carl Linnaeus after the shape of its fruits.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *wed-, Hydrangea, ὕδωρ

Inflected Forms

hydrangeas (plural)

Phrases

ashy hydrangea bigleaf hydrangea Chinese hydrangea vine climbing hydrangea fall-blooming hydrangea gray hydrangea Japanese climbing hydrangea lacecap hydrangea

Synonyms

hortensia

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrangea?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/.
What does hydrangea mean?
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
Where does hydrangea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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