rhododendron

noun

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

Roots

rhodonrhodo- · Greek · rose dendron-dendron · Greek · tree

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