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Azalea

//əˈzeɪliə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
  2. 2
    any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “I dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

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