rhododendron

See also: Rhododendron

English

rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron forrestii subsp. forrestii)

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

rhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)

1. (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
2. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
   1. (UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

Synonyms

• rhodie (informal)

Derived terms

• American rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
• bell-flowered rhododendron, bell rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)
• big leaf rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
• big rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
• California rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
• Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
• coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
• common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
• dwarf rhododendron Rhododendron anthopogon)
• great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
• great white rhododendron (Rhododendron decorum
• Indian rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
• Korean rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum)
• Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
• planter's rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
• pontic rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
• purple rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
• rhododendron cone (Conus adamsonii)
• rhododendron lace bug (Stephanitis rhododendri)
• rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
• rhododendron psilocybe (Psilocybe cyanofibrillosa)
• rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
• Singapore rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
• Straits rhododendron (Melastoma affine)
• tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)
• woolly rhododendron (Rhododendron lanatum)

Related terms

• dendron
• rhodo- and its derivatives
• rhodonite
• rhodium

Translations

oleander — see oleander

flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron

• Abaza: щхъачей (śqaćej), щхъачай (śqaćaj) (Rhododendron caucasicum), хчвжвы (xćʷžʷə) (Rhododendron caucasicum), джьмадыдз (dźmadədz) (Rhododendron luteum), кыбуау (kəbwaw) (Rhododendron luteum)
• Abkhaz: а́хәажә (áxʷaẑʷ) (Rhodоdendron ponticum), ахәа́мса (axʷámsa) (Rhododendron caucasicum), а́бжьынҵ (ábžəncʼ) (Rhododendron luteum)
• Afrikaans: alperoos
• Armenian: մրտավարդ (hy) (mrtavard)
• Asturian: rododendru m
• Basque: errododendro
• Bats: ქოჩორ (kočor)
• Belarusian: рададэ́ндран m (radadéndran)
• Bulgarian: рододендрон (bg) m (rododendron)
• Catalan: rododendre m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杜鵑花 / 杜鹃花 (zh) (dùjuānhuā), 躑躅 / 踯躅 (zh) (zhízhú)

• Czech: rododendron (cs) m
• Danish: rododendron c
• Dutch: rododendron (nl), alpenroosje (nl)
• Esperanto: rododendro (eo)
• Estonian: rododendron
• Finnish: alppiruusu (fi), rhododendron (fi)
• French: rhododendron (fr) m
• Galician: rododendro m
• Georgian: შქერი (škeri), იელი (ieli), დეკა (ka) (deḳa)
• German: Rhododendron (de) m, Alpenrose (de) f
• Greek: ροδόδενδρο m (rodódendro)
• Greenlandic: qajaasaq
• Hebrew: רודודנדרון (he) m
• Hungarian: havasszépe (hu), rododendron (hu)
• Ido: rododendro (io)
• Irish: ródaidéandran m
• Italian: rododendro (it) m
• Japanese: 躑躅 (ja) (tsutsuji), ツツジ (tsutsuji)
• Korean: 진달래속 (jindallaesok), 영산홍 (yeongsanhong)
• Latvian: rododendri m
• Laz: მშქერი (mşkeri), მშკერიქჩე (mşǩerikçe) (Rhododendron caucasicum)
• Lithuanian: rododendras m
• Malayalam: റോഡഡെൻഡ്രൺ (ṟōḍaḍeṉḍraṇ)
• Manx: billey ruissagh m
• Mingrelian: შქერი (škeri), იოლი (ioli), ხვამცა (xvamca)
• Mòcheno: lutter
• Mon: ပ္ကဴလဂဝ်ဒဵု (mnw)
• Nepali: गुराँस (ne) (gurā̃s)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rododendron m

  Nynorsk: rododendron m

• Polish: azalia (pl) f, rododendron (pl) m, różanecznik (pl) m
• Pontic Greek: τσιφίνι (tsifíni), κομάρι (komári)
• Portuguese: rododendro (pt) m, azaleia (pt) f
• Romanian: rododendron (ro) m
• Russian: рододе́ндрон (ru) m (rododɛ́ndron), рододе́ндр (ru) m (rododéndr)
• Scottish Gaelic: ròs-chraoibh f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: рододендрон m, пјенишник m

  Roman: rododendron (sh) m, pjenišnik (sh) m

• Slovak: rododendron m
• Spanish: rododendro m
• Svan: შგო̄რი (šgōri), ჰადრა (hadra), ზიშხორა (zišxora)
• Swedish: rododendron (sv) c, alpros (sv) c
• Turkish: rododendron, komar (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), kafil (Rhododendron ponticum), kaful (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), kara ağu (Rhododendron ponticum), orman gülü (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), zelenika (Rhododendron ponticum), zifin (tr) (Rhododendron luteum), sarı ağu (Rhododendron luteum), yel çiçeği (Rhododendron luteum), eğri (tr) (Rhododendron luteum)
• Ukrainian: рододендрон (uk) m (rododendron)
• Volapük: rododen

References

• “rhododendron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• rhododendron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhododendron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhododendron on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhododendron at iNaturalist

Danish

Noun

rhododendron c (singular definite rhododendronen, plural indefinite rhododendroner)

1. alternative form of rododendron

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin rhododendron

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrododendron/, [ˈro̞do̞ˌde̞n.dro̞n]
• Rhymes: -en.dron

Noun

rhododendron

1. rhododendron

   Synonym: alppiruusu

Declension

Inflection of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rhododendron	rhododendronit
genitive		rhododendronin	rhododendronien
partitive		rhododendronia	rhododendroneja
illative		rhododendroniin	rhododendroneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rhododendron	rhododendronit
accusative	nom.	rhododendron	rhododendronit
	gen.	rhododendronin
genitive		rhododendronin	rhododendronien
partitive		rhododendronia	rhododendroneja
inessive		rhododendronissa	rhododendroneissa
elative		rhododendronista	rhododendroneista
illative		rhododendroniin	rhododendroneihin
adessive		rhododendronilla	rhododendroneilla
ablative		rhododendronilta	rhododendroneilta
allative		rhododendronille	rhododendroneille
essive		rhododendronina	rhododendroneina
translative		rhododendroniksi	rhododendroneiksi
abessive		rhododendronitta	rhododendroneitta
instructive		—	rhododendronein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rhododendronini rhododendronini accusative nom. rhododendronini rhododendronini gen. rhododendronini genitive rhododendronini rhododendronieni partitive rhododendroniani rhododendronejani inessive rhododendronissani rhododendroneissani elative rhododendronistani rhododendroneistani illative rhododendroniini rhododendroneihini adessive rhododendronillani rhododendroneillani ablative rhododendroniltani rhododendroneiltani allative rhododendronilleni rhododendroneilleni essive rhododendroninani rhododendroneinani translative rhododendronikseni rhododendroneikseni abessive rhododendronittani rhododendroneittani instructive — — comitative — rhododendroneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rhododendronisi rhododendronisi accusative nom. rhododendronisi rhododendronisi gen. rhododendronisi genitive rhododendronisi rhododendroniesi partitive rhododendroniasi rhododendronejasi inessive rhododendronissasi rhododendroneissasi elative rhododendronistasi rhododendroneistasi illative rhododendroniisi rhododendroneihisi adessive rhododendronillasi rhododendroneillasi ablative rhododendroniltasi rhododendroneiltasi allative rhododendronillesi rhododendroneillesi essive rhododendroninasi rhododendroneinasi translative rhododendroniksesi rhododendroneiksesi abessive rhododendronittasi rhododendroneittasi instructive — — comitative — rhododendroneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rhododendronimme rhododendronimme accusative nom. rhododendronimme rhododendronimme gen. rhododendronimme genitive rhododendronimme rhododendroniemme partitive rhododendroniamme rhododendronejamme inessive rhododendronissamme rhododendroneissamme elative rhododendronistamme rhododendroneistamme illative rhododendroniimme rhododendroneihimme adessive rhododendronillamme rhododendroneillamme ablative rhododendroniltamme rhododendroneiltamme allative rhododendronillemme rhododendroneillemme essive rhododendroninamme rhododendroneinamme translative rhododendroniksemme rhododendroneiksemme abessive rhododendronittamme rhododendroneittamme instructive — — comitative — rhododendroneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rhododendroninne rhododendroninne accusative nom. rhododendroninne rhododendroninne gen. rhododendroninne genitive rhododendroninne rhododendronienne partitive rhododendronianne rhododendronejanne inessive rhododendronissanne rhododendroneissanne elative rhododendronistanne rhododendroneistanne illative rhododendroniinne rhododendroneihinne adessive rhododendronillanne rhododendroneillanne ablative rhododendroniltanne rhododendroneiltanne allative rhododendronillenne rhododendroneillenne essive rhododendroninanne rhododendroneinanne translative rhododendroniksenne rhododendroneiksenne abessive rhododendronittanne rhododendroneittanne instructive — — comitative — rhododendroneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rhododendroninsa rhododendroninsa accusative nom. rhododendroninsa rhododendroninsa gen. rhododendroninsa genitive rhododendroninsa rhododendroniensa partitive rhododendroniaan rhododendroniansa rhododendronejaan rhododendronejansa inessive rhododendronissaan rhododendronissansa rhododendroneissaan rhododendroneissansa elative rhododendronistaan rhododendronistansa rhododendroneistaan rhododendroneistansa illative rhododendroniinsa rhododendroneihinsa adessive rhododendronillaan rhododendronillansa rhododendroneillaan rhododendroneillansa ablative rhododendroniltaan rhododendroniltansa rhododendroneiltaan rhododendroneiltansa allative rhododendronilleen rhododendronillensa rhododendroneilleen rhododendroneillensa essive rhododendroninaan rhododendroninansa rhododendroneinaan rhododendroneinansa translative rhododendronikseen rhododendroniksensa rhododendroneikseen rhododendroneiksensa abessive rhododendronittaan rhododendronittansa rhododendroneittaan rhododendroneittansa instructive — — comitative — rhododendroneineen rhododendroneinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁo.do.dɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)

1. rhododendron

See also

• oléandre

Further reading

• “rhododendron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• rhododendros f

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rʰɔ.dɔˈdɛn.drɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ro.doˈdɛn.dron]

Noun

rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension

1. rosebay, oleander

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	rhododendron	rhododendra
genitive	rhododendrī	rhododendrōrum
dative	rhododendrō	rhododendrīs
accusative	rhododendron	rhododendra
ablative	rhododendrō	rhododendrīs
vocative	rhododendron	rhododendra

Descendants

• Galician: loendro