hydrangea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

WordNet

Hy*dran"ge*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrangée.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.

Webster 1913