rhododendron

/ˈroʊdəˌdɛndrən/

Other forms: rhododendrons

Definitions of rhododendron

1. noun

   any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
   types:

   Rhododendron californicum, coast rhododendron

   medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers

   Rhododendron maxima, rosebay

   late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers

   Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, swamp honeysuckle, white honeysuckle

   shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle

   azalea

   any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems