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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).
2. 2
   very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads wordnet
3. 3
   deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Hortense.

Synonyms

All synonyms

double goldgolden glowgolden glowhydrangeahydrangea macrophylla hortensisrudbeckia laciniata hortensia

Example

More examples

"Hortensia and I met each other during the war."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Hortensia.

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