hydrangea

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   noun

   a shrub of the genus Hydrangea, grown for its large rounded or flat clusters of white, pink, blue, or purple flowers

   Blue hydrangeas grew densely beside the path to the abandoned house.

From the botanical genus name Hydrangea, coined from Greek hydor, 'water,' + angeion, 'vessel.' The name is commonly explained by the plant's cup-shaped seed capsules, while its garden forms are noted for showy clusters of flowers.

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