name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of rhodie (“rhododendron”). alt-of, alternative

   "In doing the metering from the rhody leaves you will compensate for the overbrightness of the sky."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms

rhododendron

Example

More examples

"In doing the metering from the rhody leaves you will compensate for the overbrightness of the sky."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps a respelling of the German surname Rohde.

Etymology 2

Clipping of rhododendron + -y.

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