rhodie

See also: Rhodie and rhodié

English

Etymology

From rhododendron +‎ -ie with elision.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊdi/

  Rhymes: -əʊdi

• Homophones: roadie, Rhodie, rhody, rhoddy

Noun

rhodie (plural rhodies)

1. (informal) A rhododendron.
   • 1969, Ted Van Veen, Rhododendrons in America, Portland, Or.: Binford & Mort Publishing, published 1980, →ISBN, page 118:

     The banging of rhodie leaves against one another and against other plants can damage them.

   • 1983, Graham Stuart Thomas, Graham Stuart Thomas’ Three Gardens of Pleasant Flowers: With Notes on Their Design, Maintenance, and Plants, Capability’s Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 34:

     It was my first sight of Rhododendron griersonianum – a “dry soil rhodie”, according to Mr White – and Menziesia ciliicalyx, Clethra delavayi and Enkianthus pallidiflorus were fresh to my eyes.

   • 1995, Robert K. Tanenbaum, Corruption of Blood, Dutton, →ISBN, page 139:

     It had dark green shiny leaves like a rhodie, but its flowers looked like giant purple pansies.

Alternative forms

• rhoddy, rhody