Associations to the word «Rhododendron»

Wiktionary

RHODODENDRON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae   — rhododendrons and azaleas.
RHODODENDRON, noun. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron.
RHODODENDRON CANADENSE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae   — the rhodora, native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
RHODODENDRON MACROPHYLLUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae   — the Pacific rhododendron.

Dictionary definition

RHODODENDRON, noun. Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats