Hydrangea

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

  Hydrangea \Hy*dran"ge*a\, peop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water +
     ? vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang['e]e.] (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large
     heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors.
     {Hydrangea hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native
     of China or Japan.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hydrangea
       n : any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus
           Hydrangea