Azalea

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Azalea \A*za"le*a\ (?; 97), n.; pl. {Azaleas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
     dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry
     ground.] (Bot.)
     A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or
     of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely
     distinct from {Rhododendron}.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Azalea, OR
    Zip code(s): 97410